Saints in Scottish Place-Names
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Hownam, parish
Grid reference
NT 777 192 (accurate position)
Six-figure easting & northing
377700 619200
Latitude
55.466112077354346
Longitude
-2.3527444053146067
Altitude (metres)
142
Nearby places
Hownam Parish Church (0 miles)
Andrew's Knowe, Hownam (1.93 miles)
Whitton Chapel, eccl., Morebattle (2.32 miles)
Holywell Sike, Morebattle (2.36 miles)
Mow, former parish, Morebattle (2.61 miles)
Object Classification
Parish (extant in 1975)
Is linear feature?
No
Notes
NGR is medieval parish church, now a modernised and much altered building.
Relationships with other places
Contains Andrew's Knowe, Hownam
Contains Cuthberthope Rig, Hownam
Contains Cuthberthope, Hownam
Contains Hownam Parish Church
Contains St Mary's Chapel, Raeshaw, Hownam
Contains St Mary's Chapel, Raeshaw, Hownam
Parish TLA
HOW
County
Roxburghshire
Medieval diocese
Glasgow
Names
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