Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John Street, Edinburgh
Grid reference
NT 263 736 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
326300 673600
Latitude
55.949816026030845
Longitude
-3.1803158766545034
Nearby places
St Mary's Street, Edinburgh (0.12 miles)
Canongate, parish Edinburgh (0.14 miles)
St Mary in the Fields, Edinburgh (0.31 miles)
St Leonard's House, Edinburgh Canongate (0.32 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Edinburgh (0.35 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Notes
The street took its name from St John's Land which was close by (Harris 1996, 503).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John Street
Head name
St John Street
Place
St John Street, Edinburgh
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
St John's Street 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Street Head nameSt John Street PlaceSt John Street, Edinburgh 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
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
