Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Helen's Well, Melrose
Grid reference
NT 536 347 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
353600 634700
Latitude
55.603698472272626
Longitude
-2.7365338755305793
Altitude (metres)
85
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
St Helens, settlement Melrose (0 miles)
St Johns, settlement Melrose (0.44 miles)
St Dunstan's Well, Melrose (0.66 miles)
St Cuthberts, settlement Melrose (0.69 miles)
St Dunstan's, settlement Melrose (0.71 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
See NMRS for discussion. Also note especially the NMRS entry for St Helen's more widely (NT536347) in relation to what may be hydraulic engineering works beside the River Tweed by the Cistercian monks of Melrose. It may be that the dedication to Helen here relates to this monastic enterprise.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Melrose, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St Helens, settlement Melrose
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Helen's Well
Head name
St Helen's Well
Place
St Helen's Well, Melrose
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Helen's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Helen's Well Head nameSt Helen's Well PlaceSt Helen's Well, Melrose 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
Helen (ns) (certain)
Helen, mother of Constantine (certain)
Place-name data
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