Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Mirren's Burn, Paisley
Grid reference
NS 479 637 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
247900 663700
Latitude
55.84252445859154
Longitude
-4.429394806467366
County
Renfrewshire
Nearby places
St George's Church, Paisley (0.19 miles)
St Roque's Chapel, Paisley (0.26 miles)
St James' Street, Paisley (0.38 miles)
St Ninian's Cross, Paisley (0.39 miles)
Paisley, parish (0.39 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The burn flows into the White Cart in the centre of Paisley, south-west of Paisley Abbey.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Paisley, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Mirren's Burn
Head name
St Mirren's Burn
Place
St Mirren's Burn, Paisley
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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 Mirren's Burn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Mirren's Burn Head nameSt Mirren's Burn PlaceSt Mirren's Burn, Paisley 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
Mirren, Muirenn (ns) (certain)
Mirren of Paisley (certain)
Place-name data
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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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