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Seavington St Mary

village · Somerset

Old EnglishAI-generated

Seavington St Mary is named after the River Yeo (formerly known as the 'Sea' or 'Sev' river) and the dedication of its church to St Mary. The 'ton' element means settlement.

Word origins

Sev
Old Englishriver name(from sǣ "sea", ƿæf "wave")
ing
Old Englishpeople of(from ingas "followers of")
ton
Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "settlement, farmstead")
St Mary
LatinSaint Mary(from sancta Maria "holy Mary")

Historical forms

Seventone · Sevington