Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Thomas's Hospital, Aberdeen
Grid reference
NJ 941 062 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
394100 806200
Latitude
57.146834544022006
Longitude
-2.0975165725074327
County
Aberdeenshire
Nearby places
Church of St Nicholas, Aberdeen (0.06 miles)
St Catharine's Hill, Aberdeen (0.06 miles)
Aberdeen City, aka St Nicholas, parish (0.06 miles)
St Catherine's Chapel, Aberdeen (0.06 miles)
Ladycroft, settlement Aberdeen (0.32 miles)
Object Classification
Other
Hospital
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Founded for the poor and infirm in 1459, still operating in 1661, sold c.1770 and its site built on. Evidence of a burial ground was uncovered in 1902 (NMRS).
Relationships with other parishes
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Thomas's Hospital
Head name
St Thomas's Hospital
Place
St Thomas's Hospital, Aberdeen
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 Thomas hospital 1508, Spalding Misc.
Historic formSanct Thomas hospital Head nameSt Thomas's Hospital PlaceSt Thomas's Hospital, Aberdeen Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceSpalding Misc., v, 36 Date of citation1508 x 1508 |
Source code
Spalding Misc.
Source title
Miscellany of the Spalding Club.
Year
1841-52
Saints in this place-name
Thomas (ns) (certain)
Thomas, apostle (probable)
Thomas of Canterbury (maybe)
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