Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Cuthbert's Church, Ewes
Grid reference
NY 369 908 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
336900 590800
Latitude
55.20736715179969
Longitude
-2.991655994312374
Altitude (metres)
125
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Ewes, aka Netherkirk of Ewes, parish (0 miles)
Staplegorton, former parish, Langholm (2.09 miles)
Overkirk of Ewes, former parish, Ewes (2.67 miles)
Martin Hope, Ewes (2.67 miles)
St Martin's Sike, Ewes (3.29 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Ewes Kirk
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Ewes Kirk
Place
St Cuthbert's Church, Ewes
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
St Cuthbert's Church
Head name
St Cuthbert's Church
Place
St Cuthbert's Church, Ewes
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ecclesia Sancti Cuthberti 1296, Bagimond's Roll
Historic formEcclesia Sancti Cuthberti Head nameSt Cuthbert's Church PlaceSt Cuthbert's Church, Ewes Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceBagimond's Roll, SHS Misc. v, 93 Date of citation1296 x 1296 Notes on the context of this place-nameThe text composed in 1287 accounts for tax raised in Scotland 1275 and 1276. |
Source code
Bagimond's Roll
Author
A.I.Dunlop
Source title
Bagimond's Roll
Secondary Title
Scottish History Society Miscellany
Pages
25-77
Volume
vi
Year
1939
Notes
The text composed in 1287 accounts for tax raised in Scotland 1275 and 1276.
St Cuthbert's Church 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Cuthbert's Church Head nameSt Cuthbert's Church PlaceSt Cuthbert's Church, Ewes 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
Cuthbert (ns) (certain)
Cuthbert of Melrose (certain)
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