Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Convall's Church, Eastwood
Grid reference
NS 552 601 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
255200 660100
Latitude
55.812447014001805
Longitude
-4.310987820216023
Altitude (metres)
25
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
Eastwood, parish, alias (Nether) Pollock (0.06 miles)
St Conal's Well, Eastwood (0.26 miles)
St Convall's Dowry, Eastwood (0.4 miles)
Crossmyloof, settlement Cathcart (1.8 miles)
Cathcart, parish (2.19 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On the assumption that Pollock and Eastwood parish are the same places, this must be the church of St Convall, as mentioned in Paisley Reg. p. 63
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ecclesia Sancti Convalli
Head name
Ecclesia Sancti Convalli
Place
St Convall's Church, Eastwood
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
ecclesie Sancti Convalli 1265, Pais. Reg.
Historic formecclesie Sancti Convalli Head nameEcclesia Sancti Convalli PlaceSt Convall's Church, Eastwood Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePais. Reg., p. 63 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check]. |
Source code
Pais. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Monasterii de Passelet
Series
Maitland Club
Year
1832
Notes
Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].
Ecclesie Sancti Convalli 1284, Pais. Reg.
Historic formEcclesie Sancti Convalli Head nameEcclesia Sancti Convalli PlaceSt Convall's Church, Eastwood Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePais. Reg., 64 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check]. |
Source code
Pais. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Monasterii de Passelet
Series
Maitland Club
Year
1832
Notes
Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].
Saints in this place-name
Conval of Eastwood (certain)
Conall, Conual, Conval, Cynfal (ns) (certain)
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