Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Drumelzier, parish
Grid reference
NT 134 343 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
313400 634300
Latitude
55.594613998313164
Longitude
-3.3743678889585373
County
Peebleshire
Nearby places
Broughton, former parish, BGK (2.15 miles)
Glenholm, former parish BGK (2.16 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Glenholm BGK (2.16 miles)
Kilbucho, settlement, Kilbucho (2.48 miles)
Stobo, parish (3.61 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Relationships with other places
Parish TLA
DRZ
County
Peebleshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Parish notes
'A chapel dependent on the mother church of Stobo from an early period, it remained a pendicle at the Reformation, though possibly possessing quasi-parochial rights' (Cowan 1967, 48).
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Drumelzier
Head name
Drumelzier
Place
Drumelzier, 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
Drummelzeare 1588, RMS
Historic formDrummelzeare Head nameDrumelzier PlaceDrumelzier, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRMS, x no. 1549 Date of citation1588 x 1588 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
Drummelzier 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formDrummelzier Head nameDrumelzier PlaceDrumelzier, parish 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.