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.

St Michaels

Major Settlement in the Parish of St Michaels

Historical Forms

  • (parochianorum) Sancti Michaelis 1119–46 Gesta
  • ecclesiam Sancti Michaelis 1349–96 ib
  • Seynt Mighell parissh 1524 SR
  • Seynt Michellys 1526 Recov

Etymology

The church which gave name to this parish is dedicated to St Michael.