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.

Ely St Mary

Major Settlement in the Parish of Ely St Mary

Historical Forms

parochia Ste Marie de Ely 1275 ElyF

Ely Seynt Mary infra Insul' Elien' 1553 EAix

Etymology

So called from the dedication of the church.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name