Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Ladywell, settlement, Kirkbean
Grid reference
NX 981 585 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
298100 558500
Latitude
54.910716519149815
Longitude
-3.5896659815975243
Altitude (metres)
15
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Lady Well, ~well, Kirkbean (0.06 miles)
Kirkbean, eccles. Kirkbean (0.45 miles)
Kirkbean, parish (0.45 miles)
Kirkbean, settlement, Kirkbean (0.45 miles)
Ladyland, settlement, Kirkbean (1.28 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Kirkbean, parish
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Lady Well, ~well, Kirkbean
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Ladywell
Head name
Ladywell
Place
Ladywell, settlement, Kirkbean
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Ladywell 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formLadywell Head nameLadywell PlaceLadywell, settlement, Kirkbean 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.
Relationships with other place names
Derives from Lady Well, Lady Well, ~well, Kirkbean
Place-name data
The place-name data featured in this resource is copyright of the University of Glasgow.
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Modern OS map:
Ordnance Survey OpenData. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right (2010)
OS 1840-1880 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
OS 1920-1933 map:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
