Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Giles's Grange, Edinburgh
Grid reference
NT 259 716 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
325900 671600
Latitude
55.93178669455119
Longitude
-3.1861710866218793
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
St Catherine's Nunnery, Edinb. St Cuthberts (0.26 miles)
St Leonard's Croft, Edinburgh Canongate (0.26 miles)
St Catherine's Place, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (0.32 miles)
St Roque's Chapel, Edinburgh (0.39 miles)
Sciennes, Edinburgh St Cuthberts (0.47 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
Now the suburb of The Grange in Edinburgh, these lands were farmed for St Giles Church in that city. The NGR given is for Grange House on OS 6 inch map.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Edinburgh St Giles, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Giles's Grange
Head name
St Giles's Grange
Place
St Giles's Grange, Edinburgh
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
Grangie Sancti Egidii 1376, RMS
Historic formGrangie Sancti Egidii Head nameSt Giles's Grange PlaceSt Giles's Grange, Edinburgh SourceRMS, i no. 582 Date of citation1376 x 1376 Feature named in sourcelands Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Sanct Gelisgrange 1484, Glas. Reg.
Historic formSanct Gelisgrange Head nameSt Giles's Grange PlaceSt Giles's Grange, Edinburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGlas. Reg., no. 433 Date of citation1484 x 1484 |
Source code
Glas. Reg.
Source title
Registrum Episcopatus Glasguense
Sanctgely-grange 1506, RMS
Historic formSanctgely-grange Head nameSt Giles's Grange PlaceSt Giles's Grange, Edinburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, ii no. 2999 Date of citation1506 x 1506 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Sanctgelgrange 1537, RMS
Historic formSanctgelgrange Head nameSt Giles's Grange PlaceSt Giles's Grange, Edinburgh Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 1827 Date of citation1537 x 1538 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Saints in this place-name
Giles (ns) (certain)
Giles, hermit (certain)
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