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 Martin's Church

Other OS name in the Parish of Winterborne St Martin

Historical Forms

  • 'the church of Winterburn St Martin' 1263 Pap
  • Ecclesia Sancti Martini 1428 FA
  • Cantarie Sancti Martini 1549 AddCh

Etymology

, 'the church of Winterburn St Martin '1263 Pap, Ecclesia Sancti Martini 1428FA, Cantarie Sancti Martini 1549AddCh , cf. Chapel close 1841TA , Church Fm supra .