Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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East Calder, former parish, Kirknewton
Grid reference
NT 084 678 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
308400 667800
Latitude
55.89463671297309
Longitude
-3.4649249029544222
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Cuthbert's Church, East Calder, Kirknewton (0 miles)
Mid Calder, parish, aka Calder Comitis (0.75 miles)
St Mungo's Well, Mid Calder (0.84 miles)
Kirknewton, parish (1.94 miles)
Ladywell, settlement Mid Calder (2.05 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is for St Cuthbert's Church, the church of the former parish of East Calder.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirknewton, parish
Relationships with other places
Parish TLA
EXC
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Calder Clere
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Calder Clere
Place
East Calder, former parish, Kirknewton
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Historic formKaledoure This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameCalder Clere PlaceEast Calder, former parish, Kirknewton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 367 Date of citation1189 x 1195 Feature named in sourceecclesia |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain Associated person or bodyRadulf de Clere Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Kaldor Cler 1250, St A. Lib.
Historic formKaldor Cler This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameCalder Clere PlaceEast Calder, former parish, Kirknewton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSt A. Lib., 29 Date of citation1250 x 1260 Feature named in sourceecclesia de Before nameecclesia de Neuton After nameecclesia de Kaldor Com |
Source code
St A. Lib.
Source title
Liber Cartarum Prioratus Sancti Andree in Scotia
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1841
Caldorcler 1465, Yester Writs
Historic formCaldorcler This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameCalder Clere PlaceEast Calder, former parish, Kirknewton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceYester Writs, no. 128 Date of citation1465 x 1465 |
Source code
Yester Writs
Source title
Calendar of Writs preserved at Yester House 1166-1503
Editors
C.C.H. Harvey, J. Macleod
Series
Scottish Record Society
Year
1930
Caldercleir 1560, Assumption
Historic formCaldercleir This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameCalder Clere PlaceEast Calder, former parish, Kirknewton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 234 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcekirk of |
Associated person or bodyKelso Abbey Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Caldercleire 1644, RPS
Historic formCaldercleire This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameCalder Clere PlaceEast Calder, former parish, Kirknewton Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRPS, 1644/11/339 Date of citation1644 x 1644 |
Source code
RPS
Source title
Records of Parliament of Scotland
East Calder
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
East Calder
Place
East Calder, former parish, Kirknewton
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
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