English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Martinside

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chapel en le Frith

Historical Forms

  • Martines Side, Martineshyd, Martynesyd 1285 For
  • Martinside 1286 Cl

Etymology

Martinside, Martines Side , Martineshyd , Martynesyd 1285For , Martinside 1286 Cl et passim . 'Martin's slope or bank', v. sīde ; this p.n. is of post-Conquest origin.