Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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St John's Chapel, Drem, Athelstaneford
Grid reference
NT 508 794 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
350800 679400
Latitude
56.00506170075084
Longitude
-2.789057337674426
County
East Lothian
Nearby places
Mungoswells, settlement Haddington (0.92 miles)
St Mungo's Wells, ~well, Haddington (1.41 miles)
Athelstaneford, parish (1.98 miles)
St Catherine's Chapel, Dirleton (2.24 miles)
Sydserf, settlement North Berwick (2.49 miles)
Object Classification
Antiquity
Ecclesiastical
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
The remains of a 15th century chapel, which belonged to the Knights Templars.
Relationships with other parishes
Within Athelstaneford, parish
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?St John's Chapel
Head name
St John's Chapel
Place
St John's Chapel, Drem, Athelstaneford
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
St John's Chapel 1794, OSA
Historic formSt John's Chapel Head nameSt John's Chapel PlaceSt John's Chapel, Drem, Athelstaneford Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOSA, x, 175 Date of citation1794 x 1794 Feature named in sourcechapel |
Source code
OSA
Source title
Old Statistical Account
St John's Chapel 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formSt John's Chapel Head nameSt John's Chapel PlaceSt John's Chapel, Drem, Athelstaneford 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
John (ns) (certain)
John the Baptist (probable) connection to Knights Templar
Place-name data
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Modern OS map:
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OS 1840-1880 map:
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OS 1920-1933 map:
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