Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Petersburn, settlement, New Monkland
Grid reference
NS 773 644 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
277300 664400
Latitude
55.857183633797355
Longitude
-3.9604699341430383
County
Lanarkshire
Nearby places
New Monkland, modern parish (2.43 miles)
St John's Church, Episcopal, Old Monkland (2.58 miles)
Kiltongue, settlement New Monkland (2.68 miles)
Tipperdavie, well Shotts (3 miles)
Old Monkland, parish, formerly Monkland (3.54 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
This place-name is highly unlikely to be a hagiotoponym. As the early forms suggest, and as Peter Drummond convincingly argues, this is likely to be a surname (Pedder), ultimately derived from the occupation of pedlar (Sc pedder). There are other local burn names clearly taken from surnames. See P. Drummond, Toponymic patterns in parishes of the upper Kelvin basin, PhD University of Glasgow, 2014.
Relationships with other parishes
Within New Monkland, modern parish
Within New Monkland, modern parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Petersburn
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Petersburn
Place
Petersburn, settlement, New Monkland
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
Is this a current OS form? ?
Yes
Is this the original referent of the place?
Yes
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Pedderisburne 1546, RMS
Historic formPedderisburne This is not a hagiotoponym. Head namePetersburn PlacePetersburn, settlement, New Monkland Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 3244 Date of citation1546 x 1546 Notes on the context of this place-nameReprinted 1984 |
Source code
RMS
Source title
Registrum Magni Sigilli (Register of the Great Seal)
Editors
J.M.Thomson et al.
Volume
1-11
Year
1882-1914
Notes
Reprinted 1984
Peddersburn 1654, Blaeu
Historic formPeddersburn This is not a hagiotoponym. Head namePetersburn PlacePetersburn, settlement, New Monkland SourceBlaeu, Lower Clydesdale Date of citation1654 x 1654 |
Source code
Blaeu
Source title
Atlas Novus
Editors
and publisher: Johan Blaeu
Year
1654
Peterburn 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formPeterburn This is not a hagiotoponym. Head namePetersburn PlacePetersburn, settlement, New Monkland 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
Peter (ns) (maybe)
Peter, apostle (maybe)
Peter (ns) (maybe)
Peter, apostle (maybe)
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