Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Bride's Chapel, Langholm
Grid reference
NY 311 825 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
331100 582500
Latitude
55.13201372227627
Longitude
-3.080769735074192
Altitude (metres)
205
County
Dumfriesshire
Nearby places
Crossmungo Moss, Langholm (2.1 miles)
Wauchope, former parish, Langholm (2.88 miles)
Langholm, modern parish (3.32 miles)
Carruthers, former parish, Middlebie (3.66 miles)
Patrickholm, settlement, Middlebie (3.86 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
No visible remains survive, but local informants agreed on its former position in 1857 (NMRS citing OS Name Book).
Relationships with other parishes
Within Langholm, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Bride's Chapel
Head name
St Bride's Chapel
Place
St Bride's Chapel, Langholm
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
St Bride's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Bride's Chapel Head nameSt Bride's Chapel PlaceSt Bride's Chapel, Langholm 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
Brig, Brigit, Bride (ns) (certain)
Brigit ingen Dubthaig (of Kildare) (certain)
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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