Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Kirkandrews on Esk, parish now in England
Grid reference
NY 391 719 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
339100 571900
Latitude
55.037811784031625
Longitude
-2.953034169963695
Nearby places
Kirkandrews, eccles. Kirkandrews on Esk (0 miles)
Kirkandrews, settlement, Kirkandrews on Esk (0.12 miles)
Canonbie, parish (2.74 miles)
St Martin's Church, Canonbie (2.74 miles)
Morton, parish (4.13 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
On the other (east) side of the river Esk is a Roman fort, Castra Exploratorum, mentioned in the Antonine Itinerary. There may have been a Roman vicus and cemetery at the site as well (www.roman-britain.org).
Relationships with other places
Parish details
Kirkandrews on Esk now in England
Parish TLA
KXX
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Parish notes
Pre 1975 County given as: Cumbria
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Kirkandrews on Esk
Head name
Kirkandrews on Esk
Place
Kirkandrews on Esk, parish now in England
Certainty that this name applies to this place
Certain
The status of this name is
Current
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
Saints in this place-name
Andrew (ns) (certain)
Andrew the apostle (certain)
Relationships with other place names
Name contains Kirkandrews, Kirkandrews, eccles. Kirkandrews on Esk
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:
National Library of Scotland Historic Maps
