Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Elgin (St Giles), parish
Grid reference
NJ 216 628 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
321600 862800
Latitude
57.6485297921992
Longitude
-3.3136900644208485
Nearby places
St Giles' Church, Elgin (0.06 miles)
Holy Trinity Church, Episcopalian, Elgin (0.18 miles)
Holy Trinity Church, Elgin Cathedral (0.28 miles)
St Mary's Aisle, Elgin Cathedral (0.28 miles)
Lady Hill, Elgin (0.31 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Relationships with other parishes
Contains Pluscarden, former parish, Elgin
Relationships with other places
Contains Holy Trinity Church, Elgin Cathedral
Contains Holy Trinity Church, Episcopalian, Elgin
Contains Incharnock, settlement, Elgin
Contains Lady Hill, Elgin
Contains Mary Well, Elgin
Contains Pluscarden Abbey, Elgin
Contains St Andrew's Chapel, Elgin
Contains St Giles' Church, Elgin
Contains St Mary's Aisle, Elgin Cathedral
Contains St Ninian's Land, Elgin
Contains Vallis Sancti Andree, Elgin
Parish TLA
ELG
County
Morayshire
Medieval diocese
Moray
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Elgin
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Elgin
Place
Elgin (St Giles), 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
Historic formElgin This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameElgin PlaceElgin (St Giles), parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRRS ii, no. 465 Date of citation1203 x 1207 Feature named in sourcechurch |
Associated person or bodyWilliam I, king of Scots Certainty of identity of person or bodyCertain |
Source code
RRS ii
Source title
Regesta Regum Scottorum, the Acts of William I
Editors
G. W. S. Barrow
Year
1971
Elgin 1560, Assumption
Historic formElgin This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameElgin PlaceElgin (St Giles), parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 483 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourcevicarage of |
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
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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