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.

Marytavy

Major Settlement in the Parish of Marytavy

Historical Forms

  • Tavi 1086 DB
  • Tavy 1242 Fees776
  • Tavi St Mary 1290 Ipm
  • Sancte Marie de Tavi, ecclesia Sancte Marie de Tavi 1270 Exon
  • Tavymarie 1412 Exon
  • Marytauey 1577 Saxton

Etymology

Both this settlement and Petertavy infra 231 were at first called simply Tavy after the river by which they are situated, supra 14. Later the two places were distinguished by the dedication of their churches to St Mary and St Peter.