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'''Elvanfoot''' is a small village in [[South Lanarkshire]], Scotland. |
'''Elvanfoot''' is a small village in [[South Lanarkshire]], Scotland. |
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Elvanfoot is located at the confluence of the [[River Clyde]] and [[Elvan Water]].<ref>[http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst429.html Gazetteer for Scotland]</ref> The Clyde is crossed by a pedestrian [[suspension bridge]] that has been closed since 2007 for want of repair.<ref>[http://elvanfoot.org.uk/?q=node/15 Elvanfoot Development Group]</ref> The apparently-abandoned church is on the [[Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland]].<ref>[http://www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk/ref_no/4514 Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland]</ref> |
Elvanfoot is located at the confluence of the [[River Clyde]] and [[Elvan Water]].<ref>[http://www.scottish-places.info/towns/townfirst429.html Gazetteer for Scotland]</ref> The Clyde is crossed by a pedestrian [[suspension bridge]] that has been closed since 2007 for want of repair.<ref>[http://elvanfoot.org.uk/?q=node/15 Elvanfoot Development Group]</ref> The apparently-abandoned church is on the [[Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland]].<ref>[http://www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk/ref_no/4514 Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland] {{wayback|url=http://www.buildingsatrisk.org.uk/ref_no/4514 |date=20120914004904 }}</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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Revision as of 07:38, 23 December 2016
| Elvanfoot | |
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 View of A74(M) crossing the River Clyde near Elvanfoot | |
| OS grid reference | NS953171 |
| Council area | |
| Lieutenancy area | |
| Country | Scotland |
| Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
| Post town | BIGGAR |
| Postcode district | ML12 |
| Dialling code | 01864 |
| Police | Scotland |
| Fire | Scottish |
| Ambulance | Scottish |
| UK Parliament | |
| Scottish Parliament | |
Elvanfoot is a small village in South Lanarkshire, Scotland.
Elvanfoot is located at the confluence of the River Clyde and Elvan Water.[1] The Clyde is crossed by a pedestrian suspension bridge that has been closed since 2007 for want of repair.[2] The apparently-abandoned church is on the Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland.[3]
Etymology
The name 'Elvan' apparently includes the element *al-, which occurs in river names in Roman Britain and continental Europe. A number of meanings have been suggested, including 'bright, shining, white', 'sparkling, speckled' and 'holy' amongst others. Almost all attestations of the root occur with the Proto-Indo-European suffix -*awe- and "root-determinative -*n- or participial -*ant-", giving the proto-form *al-au-n-.[4]
Andrew Breeze has suggested that the name is derived from Cumbric *halẹ:n 'salt', cognate with Welsh halen, which is found in a number of Welsh river names. As Elvan Water passes through a mining area, Breeze suggests that there may be high levels of salt in the river. The loss of initial /h/ is explained as a result of the name's supposed transmission via Gaelic.[5][6]
Transport
Elvanfoot is at the junction of the A702 and B7040 roads and 1+1⁄2 miles (2.4 km) south from junction 14 of the M74 motorway. Until 1965 it was served by Elvanfoot railway station on the West Coast Main Line.
References
- ^ Gazetteer for Scotland
- ^ Elvanfoot Development Group
- ^ Buildings at Risk Register for Scotland Template:Wayback
- ^ James, Alan G. (2014). The Brittonic Language in the Old North: A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence (PDF). Vol. Volume 2: Guide to the Elements. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-11.
{{cite book}}:|volume=has extra text (help) - ^ Breeze, Andrew (2002). "Brittonic Place-Names from South-West Scotland, Part 3: Vindogara, Elvan Water, 'Mondedamdereg', Troquhain and Tarelgin" (PDF). Transactions and Journal of Proceedings of the Dumfriesshire and Galloway Natural History and Antiquarian Society: 108–109. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-04-02.
- ^ James, Alan G. (2014). The Brittonic Language in the Old North: A Guide to the Place-Name Evidence (PDF). Vol. Volume 2: Guide to the Elements. p. 195. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-09-11.
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