Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Martin's Church, Canonbie
Grid reference
NY 395 763 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
339500 576300
Latitude
55.07739862444815
Longitude
-2.9477090158057564
Nearby places
Canonbie, parish (0 miles)
Kirkandrews on Esk, parish now in England (2.74 miles)
Kirkandrews, eccles. Kirkandrews on Esk (2.74 miles)
Kirkandrews, settlement, Kirkandrews on Esk (2.76 miles)
Morton, parish (3.99 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The present church, built in the nineteenth century, probably on or beside the medieval church of St Martin, parish kirk of Canonbie. See NMRS for fuller discussion of this church and its relationship with nearby priory.
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Martin's Church
Head name
St Martin's Church
Place
St Martin's Church, Canonbie
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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 Martin's 1882, Groome, OS Gaz.
Historic formSt Martin's Head nameSt Martin's Church PlaceSt Martin's Church, Canonbie Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGroome, OS Gaz. Date of citation1882 x 1885 |
Source code
Groome, OS Gaz.
Source title
The Ordnance Gazetteer of Scotland: A Survey of Scottish Topography, Statistical, Biographical and Historical
Editors
Francis H. Groome
Year
1882 - 1885
Saints in this place-name
Martin (ns) (certain)
Martin of Tours (certain)
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