Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Toun, Perth
Grid reference
NO 110 230 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
311000 723000
Latitude
56.390971062283185
Longitude
-3.4418040605247953
County
Perthshire
Nearby places
St Leonard's Bridge, Perth (0.18 miles)
St Leonard's Bank, Perth (0.2 miles)
St Catherine's Retail Park, Perth (0.43 miles)
St Paul's (hospital) Chapel, Perth (0.45 miles)
St Catherine's Chapel & Hospital, Perth (0.45 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This is the town now called Perth. The name with its dedication to John the Baptist survives in that of the local football team, St Johnston FC.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Perth-St John's, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Toun
Head name
St John's Toun
Place
St John's Toun, Perth
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Hypothetical
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
Sanct Johnstoune 1561, Dunf. Reg.
Historic formSanct Johnstoune Head nameSt John's Toun PlaceSt John's Toun, Perth Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDunf. Reg., Appendix, p. 433 Date of citation1561 x 1561 Feature named in sourcekirk of |
Source code
Dunf. Reg.
Source title
Registrum de Dunfermelyn
Editors
C. Innes [though not named]
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1842
S. Ihonstoun 1654, Blaeu
Historic formS. Ihonstoun Head nameSt John's Toun PlaceSt John's Toun, Perth Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBlaeu, Scotiae provinciae mediterraneae Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Baptist (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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