Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh
Grid reference
NT 649 204 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
364900 620400
Latitude
55.47614460529422
Longitude
-2.5553593984128113
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Jedburgh, parish (0 miles)
Lady's Yards, Jedburgh (0.12 miles)
Rood Acre, Jedburgh (0.26 miles)
Annfield, Jedburgh (0.56 miles)
Ancrum-Spittal, eccl., Crailing (2.61 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The Augustinian Abbey served as the parish church until the Reformation (OPS i, 371; Cowan 1967, 91).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Jedburgh, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Head name
Ecclesia Sanctae Mariae
Place
Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Obsolete
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Ecclesia Sancte Marie 1165, RRS ii
Historic formEcclesia Sancte Marie Head nameEcclesia Sanctae Mariae PlaceJedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 62 Date of citation1165 x 1170 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Saints in this place-name
Mary, Mary the Blessed Virgin, Our Lady (ns) (certain)
Mary the Blessed Virgin (certain)
Jedburgh Abbey
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Jedburgh Abbey
Place
Jedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh
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
Jedburgh Abbey 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formJedburgh Abbey This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameJedburgh Abbey PlaceJedburgh Abbey, Jedburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1843 x 1882 Notes on the context of this place-nameMid to late 19th c. |
Source code
OS 6 inch first edn.
Source title
Ordnance Survey 6 Inch to the Mile, First Edition
Notes
Mid to late 19th c.
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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