Vol. 40 No. 4 (1992)
Research Article

Saints and Sites: The Interrelationship Between Church Dedications and Placenames in England

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  • Adrian Room
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1179/nam.1992.40.4.261

Published 1992-12-01

Copyright (c) 1992 Maney

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Abstract

Abstract

A personal name in an English placename may be that of the saint to whom the local parish church is dedicated, as notably in Cornwall. Some church dedications, however, evolved from a misinterpretation of the placename. Conversely, some placenames apparently preserving a saint's name are actually based on a secular personal name, even when prefixed by St.

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