Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Glencorse, parish
Grid reference
NT 245 630 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
324500 663000
Latitude
55.854307292112864
Longitude
-3.2061769592195337
County
Midlothian
Nearby places
Roslin, former parish, Lasswade (1.73 miles)
St Matthew's Church, Roslin, Lasswade (1.73 miles)
St Matthew's Well, Roslin, Lasswade (1.74 miles)
St Matthew's Collegiate Church, Roslin, Lasswade (1.8 miles)
St Catherine's Chapel, Penicuik (1.94 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the site of Glencorse Old Parish Church, built in 1665.
Parish details
Glencorse formerly part of Lasswade LAS
Parish TLA
GLO
County
Midlothian
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Parish notes
The parish of Glencorse was only finally and formally disjoined from Lasswade in 1646 (RPS 1646/11/335): 'the presbitrie of Dalkeith and the comissionars of the generall assemblie unanimouslie all desyring seriouslie that since the kirk of Glencorse is planted with ane minister presented therto be the kingis majestie, it wald therfore please the honorable estates of parliament to pas ane act declaring that parish kirk to be disjoyned from the parochine of Leswaid and deanrie of Lestalrig quherfra it is not thocht as yit to have bene formallie disjoyned by act of parliament, the saidis estates findis the desire foresaid just and reasonable and thairfore they doe heirby disjoyne, dismember and disuneit the foresaid kirk and parochine of Glencorse fra the said parochine of Leswaid and deanrie of Lestalrig, and declares and ordanis the said kirk and parochine of Glencorse to be ane severall parish kirk and parochine of it selfe'
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Glencorse
Head name
Glencorse
Place
Glencorse, 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 formGlencorse Head nameGlencorse PlaceGlencorse, parish Certainty that this name applies to this placeCertain SourceRPS, 1646/11/335 Date of citation1646 x 1646 Feature named in sourceparish and kirk |
Source code
RPS
Source title
Records of Parliament of Scotland
Glencross 1843, OS 6 inch first edn.
Historic formGlencross Head nameGlencorse PlaceGlencorse, 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.
Place-name data
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