Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Church, Episcopal, Old Monkland
Grid reference
NS 732 651 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
273200 665100
Latitude
55.86240932444302
Longitude
-4.026260706985922
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
Kiltongue, settlement New Monkland (1.1 miles)
Old Monkland, parish, formerly Monkland (1.45 miles)
New Monkland, modern parish (2.03 miles)
St Enoch's Hall, Tannochside, Bothwell (2.25 miles)
Petersburn, settlement, New Monkland (2.58 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Episcopal Church
Head name
St John's Episcopal Church
Place
St John's Church, Episcopal, Old Monkland
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St John's Episcopal Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Episcopal Church Head nameSt John's Episcopal Church PlaceSt John's Church, Episcopal, Old Monkland 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.
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (certain)
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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