Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Nicholas Church, Dalkeith
Grid reference
NT 332 674 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
333200 667400
Latitude
55.89512206533339
Longitude
-3.068300816343997
Altitude (metres)
55
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
Dalkeith, parish (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
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NMRS records that the church was built c.1350, enlarged c.1416-20, originally a chapel of St Nicholas, made collegiate in 1406 and becoming parish kirk in 1467. See NMRS for further details.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Dalkeith, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Church of St Nicholas
Head name
Church of St Nicholas
Place
St Nicholas Church, Dalkeith
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Saints in this place-name
Nicholas (ns) (certain)
Nicholas, bishop of Myra (certain)