Volume contents
| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COLLEGIATE CHURCH (Site of) [Hamilton] | Site of Church Site of Church Site of Church Site of Church Site of Church |
Mr Henderson, Town Clerk Mr Graham, Factor to the Duke of Hamilton Chalmer's Caledonia Origines Parochiales Scotiae New Statistical Acct. [Account] |
017.04 | The site of an ancient church [which] was built with a choir 2 cross aisles, and a steeple in 1462. It continued as the Parish Church till 1732, when the present one at [the] head of Church Street was erected. One of the cross aisles of the old Church was used as a burial place by the Hamilton family up till about 4 years ago, [when] it was removed and the [ashes] of the dead reinterred in the [new] "Mausoleum" a short distance [N -] the Palace. "James, the seventh Knight. a man of great political ability, was (1445) created [---] Hamilton. He [erected] the parish of [C---] now Hamilton, into a collegiate church and built a splendid Gothic church, choir, 2 cross aisles and a steeple [a---] of polished stone." Muirs Description of Hamilton |
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"The name of the parish, and of the Church was changed from Cadzow to Hamilton in the fifteenth century" "In the application to the Pope, in 1450, for converting the parish Church into a Collegiate Church, it is designed, ___the parish church of Cadzow, now called Hamilton," ______Chalmers' Caledonia, Vol. 3 P. 682
"Nothing is known of the fabric of the church until it was rebuilt and adapted for the Collegiate Church after the middle of the 16th century, which from that time served as the parish church." Origines Par. [Parochiales] Scotiae.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county, OS Name Books - Lanark county - Volume 39 - Town of Hamilton, OS1/21/39
This volume contains information on place names found in the Town of Hamilton.
Ordnance Survey - Lanark county
Ordnance Survey was established in the 18th century to create maps, surveys and associated records for the entirety of Great Britain. These records are arranged by county. This entry has been created to enable searching for Ordnance Survey records for the county of Lanark, which is in the west of Scotland. The boundaries of the county were altered by the Boundary Commissioners in 1891.