Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bees Well, Kilbucho BGK
Grid reference
NT 066 337 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
306600 633700
Latitude
55.587967301122454
Longitude
-3.4820437454491873
County
Peebleshire
Nearby places
Kilbucho, eccles. Kilbucho BGK (0.06 miles)
Kilbucho, former parish BGK (0.06 miles)
Kilbucho, settlement, Kilbucho (2.02 miles)
Glenholm, former parish BGK (2.28 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Glenholm BGK (2.28 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Broughton, Glenholm & Kilbucho
Within Kilbucho, former parish BGK (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kilbucho, eccles. Kilbucho BGK
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bees Well
Head name
St Bees Well
Place
St Bees Well, Kilbucho BGK
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Historic formSt Bede's Head nameSt Bees Well PlaceSt Bees Well, Kilbucho BGK Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, iv, 324 Date of citation1792 x 1792 Feature named in sourcespring |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St Bees Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bees Well Head nameSt Bees Well PlaceSt Bees Well, Kilbucho BGK 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
Begu, Bega, Baya (ns) (certain)
Bega of St Bees (probable)
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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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