Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Foulden, parish
Grid reference
NT 930 557 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
393000 655700
Latitude
55.79456926045793
Longitude
-2.1116567249424962
Nearby places
St Johns, settlement Foulden (1.16 miles)
St Mary's Church, Mordington (1.3 miles)
Mordington, parish (1.3 miles)
Hutton, parish BWK (1.77 miles)
Lamberton, parish (2.56 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Notes
NGR for Foulden parish kirk, of which NMRS records (60039): The church comes on record in the 13th century, although the existing structure is the result of rebuilding carried out in 1786. J Ferguson 1891; I B Cowan 1967; RCAHMS 1980. A medieval font, formerly in the grounds of the church, is now in its gallery (NMRS, Canmore ID 60040).
Relationships with other places
Contains St Johns, settlement Foulden
Parish TLA
FOU
County
Berwickshire
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Foulden
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Foulden
Place
Foulden, 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
Fouldene 1560, Assumption
Historic formFouldene This is not a hagiotoponym. Head nameFoulden PlaceFoulden, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceAssumption, 193 Date of citation1560 x 1570 Feature named in sourceparsonage 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
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