Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Dalkeith, parish
Grid reference
NT 332 674 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
333200 667400
Latitude
55.89512206533339
Longitude
-3.068300816343997
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Nicholas Church, Dalkeith (0 miles)
St Mary's Chapel (Episc.), Dalkeith (0.22 miles)
Newbattle, parish (0.81 miles)
Newbattle Abbey, Newbattle (0.87 miles)
Newton, parish (1 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the medieval parish kirk, St Nicholas Collegiate Church. It was built c1350, enlarged c1416-20. Originally a chapel, made collegiate in 1406, became parish kirk in 1467 (NMRS).
Relationships with other places
Contains St Nicholas Church, Dalkeith
Parish TLA
DKH
County
Midlothian
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Dalkeith
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Dalkeith
Place
Dalkeith, parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Dalkeyth 1560, Assumption
Historic formDalkeyth This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameDalkeith PlaceDalkeith, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 116 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceteinds of |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
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