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.

Clyst St Lawrence

Major Settlement in the Parish of Clyst St Lawrence

Historical Forms

  • Clist 1086 DB
  • Clist Sancti Laurencii 1203 Cur
  • Clyst Sancti Laurencii 1291 Tax
  • Clistlauraunz 1319 Orig
  • Clist Seint Laurenz 1361 Cl

Etymology

This settlement on the river Clyst (supra 3) was distinguished by the dedication of its church.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site