Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Nicholas's Church, Hume
Grid reference
NT 700 408 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
370000 640800
Latitude
55.65979993432212
Longitude
-2.4768853292693467
Altitude (metres)
155
County
Berwickshire
Nearby places
Hume, parish (0 miles)
Stichill, parish (1.75 miles)
Nenthorn, parish (2.83 miles)
Ednam, parish (3.2 miles)
Greenlaw, parish (3.36 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The remains of a twelfth-century building, in ruins. The church fell out of use after Hume parish was joined to Stichill in 1640. Cromwell's troops destroyed it in 1653. It may be that the twelfth-century church was built on the site of an earlier foundation, as a bell found nearby is thought to date from between 600 and 900 AD (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Hume, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?ecclesia sancti Nicholai
Head name
ecclesia sancti Nicholai
Place
St Nicholas's Church, Hume
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Nicholai 1127, Kel. Lib.
Historic formecclesie sancti Nicholai Head nameecclesia sancti Nicholai PlaceSt Nicholas's Church, Hume Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceKel. Lib., p234 no. 288 Date of citation1127 x 1139 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
Kel. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Calchou
Series
Bannatyne Club
Volume
2
Year
1846
Saints in this place-name
Nicholas (ns) (certain)
Nicholas, bishop of Myra (certain)
St Nicholas's Church
Head name
St Nicholas's Church
Place
St Nicholas's Church, Hume
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)
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