Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Bride's Mill, Lochwinnoch
Grid reference
NS 383 608 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
238300 660800
Latitude
55.8133703802695
Longitude
-4.58083431511451
Altitude (metres)
45
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
St Brydes, Kilbarchan (0.06 miles)
St Bride's Burn, Lochwinnoch/Kilbarchan (0.51 miles)
St Bride's Chapel, Kilbarchan (0.53 miles)
Lawmarnock, settlement Kilbarchan (1.6 miles)
St Catherine's Chapel, Kilbarchan (1.77 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
It stands on the west bank of St Bride's Burn, which forms the boundary between the parishes of Lochwinnoch (to the west) and Kilbarchan (to the east). Though obsolete as a settlement-name, it gives its name to the nearby Bride's Mill Bridge (OS Digimap).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Lochwinnoch, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Bride's Burn, Lochwinnoch/Kilbarchan
Adjacent St Bride's Chapel, Kilbarchan
Adjacent St Brydes, Kilbarchan
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Bride's Mill
Head name
Bride's Mill
Place
Bride's Mill, Lochwinnoch
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Bride's Mill 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formBride's Mill Head nameBride's Mill PlaceBride's Mill, Lochwinnoch 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
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain) Stands on St Bride's Burn, which marks the boundary between Lochwinnoch and Kilbarchan parishes.
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Is source of Bridesmill, St Brydes, Kilbarchan
Same specific as St Bride's Burn, St Bride's Burn, Lochwinnoch/Kilbarchan