Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Well, Leswalt
Grid reference
NX 056 610 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
205600 561000
Latitude
54.905734574978
Longitude
-5.032662917792287
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
Stranraer, modern parish (0.26 miles)
St John's Chapel, Stranraer (0.28 miles)
St John Street, Stranraer (0.45 miles)
Inchmichael, eccles, Inch (2.85 miles)
Inch, parish (2.85 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
OSA records that this well, within the high water mark 'is flooded every tide by the sea; and in five minutes after the tide retires, it boils up in a copious spring of excellent soft fresh water.'
Relationships with other places
Adjacent St John's Chapel, Stranraer
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Well
Head name
St John's Well
Place
St John's Well, Leswalt
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 John’s Well 1791, OSA
Historic formSt John’s Well Head nameSt John's Well PlaceSt John's Well, Leswalt Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, vol.1 p368 Date of citation1791 x 1791 Feature named in sourcespring |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St John's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Well Head nameSt John's Well PlaceSt John's Well, Leswalt 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.
St John's Well 1892, OS 6 inch second edn.
Historic formSt John's Well Head nameSt John's Well PlaceSt John's Well, Leswalt Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch second edn. Date of citation1892 x 1905 |
Source code
OS 6 inch second edn.
Source title
OS 6 inch second edition
Saints in this place-name
John (ns) (certain)
John the Apostle or Evangelist (maybe)
John the Baptist (maybe)
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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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