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.

Down St Mary

Major Settlement in the Parish of Down St Mary

Historical Forms

Dona 1086 DB

Doune 1284 Exon

Doune Sancte Marie 1394 Exon

Etymology

'The hill,' v. dun . 'St Mary' from the dedication of the church.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site