Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St Serf's Law, settlement, Abercorn
Grid reference
NT 070 770 (general (1km))
Six-figure easting & northing
307000 677000
Latitude
55.97701022679661
Longitude
-3.490476363462561
County
West Lothian
Nearby places
Auldcathie, former parish, Kirkliston (0.79 miles)
Abercorn, parish (1.42 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Bo'ness & Carriden (2.17 miles)
Ecclesmachan, parish (2.24 miles)
Ecclesmachan, ~eccles. Ecclesmachan (2.24 miles)
Object Classification
Settlement
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Within Abercorn, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St Serf's Law
Head name
St Serf's Law
Place
St Serf's Law, settlement, Abercorn
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
Historic formSerflaw Head nameSt Serf's Law PlaceSt Serf's Law, settlement, Abercorn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 417 Date of citation1526 x 1526 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
Sanct-Serffis-law 1533, RMS
Historic formSanct-Serffis-law Head nameSt Serf's Law PlaceSt Serf's Law, settlement, Abercorn SourceRMS, iii no. 1332 Date of citation1533 x 1533 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
Sanct-Serfis-lawis 1540, RMS
Historic formSanct-Serfis-lawis Head nameSt Serf's Law PlaceSt Serf's Law, settlement, Abercorn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, iii no. 2256 Date of citation1540 x 1540 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
St Serf's Law 1798, OSA
Historic formSt Serf's Law Head nameSt Serf's Law PlaceSt Serf's Law, settlement, Abercorn Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, (West Lothian) 398 Date of citation1798 x 1798 |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
Saints in this place-name
Serf (ns) (certain)
Serf of Culross (certain)
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