Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Nicholas's Hospital, Glasgow
Grid reference
NS 600 654 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
260000 665400
Latitude
55.86145139915369
Longitude
-4.23717907979548
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
St Mungo's Cathedral, Glasgow (0.14 miles)
Glasgow, parish (0.14 miles)
Lady Well, Glasgow (0.2 miles)
Lady's Yard, Glasgow (0.25 miles)
St David's Church, Ramshorn, Glasgow (0.33 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Other
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The NGR is that given by NMRS, and discussed there. No trace of hospital or chapel survives.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Glasgow, parish
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Hospitale Sancti Nicholaii
Head name
Hospitale Sancti Nicholaii
Place
St Nicholas's Hospital, Glasgow
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Hospitali Sancti Nicholai 1497, Glas. Reg.
Historic formHospitali Sancti Nicholai Head nameHospitale Sancti Nicholaii PlaceSt Nicholas's Hospital, Glasgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGlas. Reg., no. 476 Date of citation1497 x 1497 Feature named in source(lands belonging to) |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Hospitali Sancti Nicholaii 1509, Pais. Reg.
Historic formHospitali Sancti Nicholaii Head nameHospitale Sancti Nicholaii PlaceSt Nicholas's Hospital, Glasgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourcePais. Reg., 394 Date of citation1509 x 1509 Notes on the context of this place-nameAlso New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check]. |
Source code
Pais. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Monasterii de Passelet
Series
Maitland Club
Year
1832
Notes
Also New Club 1877. Syllabus of charters exists published by the Scottish Medievalists 1998 [check].
Saints in this place-name
Nicholas (ns) (certain)
Nicholas, bishop of Myra (certain)
St Nicholas's Hospital
Head name
St Nicholas's Hospital
Place
St Nicholas's Hospital, Glasgow
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
Yes
St Nicholas Hospital 1793, OSA
Historic formSt Nicholas Hospital Head nameSt Nicholas's Hospital PlaceSt Nicholas's Hospital, Glasgow Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, v, 518 Date of citation1793 x 1793 Feature named in sourcehospital |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Nicholas (ns) (certain)
Nicholas, bishop of Myra (certain)
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