Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Andrew's Well, Kirkandrews KXQ, Borgue
Grid reference
NX 602 480 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
260200 548000
Latitude
54.80724869755555
Longitude
-4.175420641078746
County
Kirkcudbrightshire
Nearby places
Kirkandrews, former parish KXQ, Borgue (0.14 miles)
Kirkandrews, eccles, KXQ Borgue (0.14 miles)
Kirkandrews, settlement, KXQ, Borgue (0.18 miles)
Borgue, parish (1.62 miles)
St Nicholas Church, Borgue KCB (1.62 miles)
Object Classification
Water
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Borgue, parish
Within Kirkandrews, former parish KXQ, Borgue (formerly)
Relationships with other places
Adjacent Kirkandrews, eccles, KXQ Borgue
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Andrew's Well
Head name
St Andrew's Well
Place
St Andrew's Well, Kirkandrews KXQ, Borgue
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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 Andrew's Well 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt Andrew's Well Head nameSt Andrew's Well PlaceSt Andrew's Well, Kirkandrews KXQ, Borgue 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
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Same specific as Kirkandrews, Kirkandrews, eccles, KXQ Borgue
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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