Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Carriden, former parish, Bo'ness & C'den
Grid reference
NT 024 807 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
302400 680700
Latitude
56.009332024120454
Longitude
-3.56551153703201
County
West Lothian
Nearby places
St Ninian's Chapel, Bo'ness & Carriden (1.79 miles)
Bo'ness & Carriden, modern parish (1.82 miles)
St Magdalens, hospital & lands, Linlithgow (2.38 miles)
St Magdalen's Chapel, Linlithgow (2.38 miles)
Mount Michael, Linlithgow (2.42 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for the graveyard where the parish kirk once stood. It is on the site of a Roman Fort, and beside Carriden House.
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Parish details
Carriden part of Bo'ness & Carriden BCN
Parish TLA
CNX
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Carriden
Head name
Carriden
Place
Carriden, former parish, Bo'ness & C'den
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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?
No
Is the association of this name to this object hypothetical?
No
Historic formKerreden Head nameCarriden PlaceCarriden, former parish, Bo'ness & C'den Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 39 Date of citation1165 x 1170 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Carriddin 1573, Assumption
Historic formCarriddin Head nameCarriden PlaceCarriden, former parish, Bo'ness & C'den Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 157 Date of citation1573 x 1573 |
Source code
Assumption
Source title
The Books of Assumption of the Thirds of Benefices: Scottish Ecclesiastical Rentals at the Reformation
Editors
J. Kirk
Series
Records of Social and Economic History, New Series, 21
Year
1995
Carriden 1856, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formCarriden Head nameCarriden PlaceCarriden, former parish, Bo'ness & C'den Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceOS 6 inch first edn. Date of citation1856 x 1856 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.
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