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 Mary

Major Settlement in the Parish of Clyst St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Clist(e) Sancte Marie 1242 Fees763 1291 Tax 1344 Exon
  • Seynt Mary Clyst 1544 Recov

Etymology

For the river Clyst, v. supra 3.

Places in the same Parish