Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Stranraer, modern parish
Grid reference
NX 059 607 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
205900 560700
Latitude
54.90315875466339
Longitude
-5.027787936204125
County
Wigtownshire
Nearby places
St John's Chapel, Stranraer (0.09 miles)
St John Street, Stranraer (0.2 miles)
St John's Well, Leswalt (0.26 miles)
Inchmichael, eccles, Inch (2.67 miles)
Inch, parish (2.67 miles)
Object Classification
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Inch, parish (formerly)
Contains Stranraer, modern parish
Within Stranraer, modern parish
Relationships with other places
Contains St John Street, Stranraer
Contains St John's Chapel, Stranraer
Adjacent St John's Well, Leswalt
Parish details
Apparently created out of the parish of Inch in the early seventeenth century. See RMS vii no. 1665 for example.
Parish TLA
SNR
County
Wigtownshire
Names
2 head-names linked to this place ?Chapel
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Chapel
Place
Stranraer, modern parish
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Chapel 1684, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formChapel This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameChapel PlaceStranraer, modern parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 92 Date of citation1684 x 1684 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
Stranraer
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Stranraer
Place
Stranraer, modern parish
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
No
Is this the original referent of the place?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Stranraver 1684, Geog. Coll. II
Historic formStranraver This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameStranraer PlaceStranraer, modern parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceGeog. Coll. II, 92 Date of citation1684 x 1684 |
Source code
Geog. Coll. II
Source title
Macfarlane's Geographical Collections
Editors
Arthur Mitchell (Sir)
Series
Scottish History Society
Volume
2 of 3
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