Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Giles Ward, Edinburgh St Giles
Grid reference
NT 250 730 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
325000 673000
Latitude
55.94422458495523
Longitude
-3.200963600992152
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St David's Church, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (0.31 miles)
St Margaret's Chapel, Edinburgh (0.32 miles)
Edinburgh St Cuthberts, parish (0.39 miles)
St Cuthbert's Ward, Edinburgh St C. (0.39 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Edinburgh (0.39 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
An electoral ward in the city of Edinburgh.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Edinburgh St Giles, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Giles Ward
Head name
St Giles Ward
Place
St Giles Ward, Edinburgh St Giles
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Giles Ward 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Giles Ward Head nameSt Giles Ward PlaceSt Giles Ward, Edinburgh St Giles 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
Giles (ns) (certain)
Giles, hermit (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Derives from St Giles's Church, St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh St Giles
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:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
