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.

Martin

Early-attested site in the Parish of Drewsteignton

Historical Forms

  • Merton(a) 1086 DB 1332 FF
  • Marton 1582 SR
  • Martenpark t.Jas1 ECP138

Etymology

Probably 'boundary farm,' v. (ge)mære, tun . It lies near the parish boundary. Cf. Martin (Ha), Merton 946 (14th) BCS 817, Mereton 1227 Ch, on the borders of Hants and Wilts.