Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Chapel (on Leader), Melrose
Grid reference
NT 550 410 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
355000 641000
Latitude
55.66043912500825
Longitude
-2.7153433977142694
County
Roxburghshire
Nearby places
Earlston, parish (2.34 miles)
Ladywell, settlement Legerwood (2.51 miles)
Lady Well, well, Legerwood (2.51 miles)
St Mary's Chapel, Park, Roxburghshire (2.73 miles)
St Leonards Hill, Lauder (2.86 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This chapel which gives its name to the settlement of Chapel on Leader at this NGR) along with Kedslie, belonged to Dryburgh Abbey, listed in Asssumption 197 (Sanct Johnnes chapel and Cadeslie). Dryburgh's holding here is reflected by the fact that Chapel on Leader and Kedslie were in a detached part of Lauder parish until 1891, whereafter they were transferred to Melrose. The church of Lauder was also appropriated to Dryburgh Abbey (Cowan 1967, 128-9).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Chapel
Head name
St John's Chapel
Place
St John's Chapel (on Leader), Melrose
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 Jhonnis Caipell 1535, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formSanct Jhonnis Caipell Head nameSt John's Chapel PlaceSt John's Chapel (on Leader), Melrose Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p330 Date of citation1535 approx x 1535 approx Feature named in sourcechapel Before nameSmalem-toune After nameCaiddislie |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
Sanct Johnis Chapell 1540, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formSanct Johnis Chapell Head nameSt John's Chapel PlaceSt John's Chapel (on Leader), Melrose Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p340 Date of citation1540 approx x 1540 approx Feature named in sourcechapel Before nameDoggarflatt After nameLandis of Lawder |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
Sanct Johnnes Chapel 1560, Assumption
Historic formSanct Johnnes Chapel Head nameSt John's Chapel PlaceSt John's Chapel (on Leader), Melrose Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 197 Date of citation1560 x 1570 |
Associated person or bodyDryburgh 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
St Jones Chapell 1560, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formSt Jones Chapell Head nameSt John's Chapel PlaceSt John's Chapel (on Leader), Melrose Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p356 Date of citation1560 approx x 1570 approx Feature named in sourcemaills of chapel lands |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
Sanct Johnes Chapell 1580, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formSanct Johnes Chapell Head nameSt John's Chapel PlaceSt John's Chapel (on Leader), Melrose Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p366 Date of citation1580 approx x 1580 approx Feature named in sourcefeu lands |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
St Johns chapell 1620, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formSt Johns chapell Head nameSt John's Chapel PlaceSt John's Chapel (on Leader), Melrose Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p368 Date of citation1620 approx x 1620 approx Feature named in sourcelands of the chapel Before nameErsiltoune After nameCaidislie and Hagis |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
St Johnis Chapell 1634, Dryb. Lib.
Historic formSt Johnis Chapell Head nameSt John's Chapel PlaceSt John's Chapel (on Leader), Melrose Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceDryb. Lib., p389 Date of citation1634 x 1634 Feature named in sourcelands of the chapel Before nameErsiltoun After nameCaiddislie and Haggis |
Associated person or bodyRobert Harte Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
Dryb. Lib.
Source title
Liber S. Marie de Dryburgh
Series
Bannatyne Club
Year
1847
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)
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