Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Hirsel, former parish, Coldstream
Grid reference
NT 820 400 (assumed location)
Six-figure easting & northing
382000 640000
Latitude
55.653203898719774
Longitude
-2.286082327050645
County
Berwickshire
Nearby places
St Cuthbert's Chapel, Hirsel, Coldstream (0 miles)
St Mary's Abbey, Coldstream (1.39 miles)
Coldstream, parish aka Lennel (2.39 miles)
Eccles, parish BWK (3.62 miles)
St Cuthbert's Church, Eccles (3.62 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (non-extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR for the kilometre square around the settlement 'The Hirsel' (OS Digimap)
Relationships with other parishes
Relationships with other places
Parish details
Hirsel now part of Coldstream CSM. The parish had ceased to exist by the Reformation when the teinds of 'Hirsell' were part of the rental of Coldstream (Assumtion 186).
Parish TLA
HRX
Medieval diocese
St Andrews
Names
1 head-name linked to this place ?Hirsel
This is not a hagiotoponym.Head name
Hirsel
Place
Hirsel, former parish, Coldstream
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The status of this name is
Obsolete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
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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