Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Covington, parish
Grid reference
NS 975 397 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
297500 639700
Latitude
55.64003363775136
Longitude
-3.6286103424351857
Nearby places
St Michael's Church, Covington (0 miles)
Quothquhan, former parish, Libberton (1.07 miles)
St Ninian's Chapel, Covington (2 miles)
Carmichael, parish LAN (2.14 miles)
Kirkmichael, eccles. Carmichael LAN (2.14 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for OS Digimap St Michael's Church.
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Thankerton, former parish, Covington
Relationships with other places
Contains St John's Kirk, (Thankerton) Covington
Contains St John's Kirk, settlement Covington
Contains St Michael's Church, Covington
Contains St Ninian's Chapel, Covington
Contains St Ninian's Chapel, Covington
Parish details
Covington including Thankerton TKX
Parish TLA
COV
County
Lanarkshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Covington
Head name
Covington
Place
Covington, parish
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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Colbaynstun 1262, Cal. Docs. Scot.
Historic formColbaynstun Head nameCovington PlaceCovington, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceCal. Docs. Scot., i, no. 2676 Date of citation1262 x 1262 Feature named in sourcechurch of |
Source code
Cal. Docs. Scot.
Author
J. Bain
Source title
Calendar of Documents relating to Scotland
Year
1893-
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