cf, Stretton en le Field in Leicestershire (Stretton in le Felde 1412: Cox,
Dicts Leics & Rutland PNs, p. 100), so perhaps a native origin for St
Martin's and St Giles is not out of the question?
John Freeman
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From: "Keith Briggs" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, December 06, 2007 2:07 PM
Subject: Re: [EPNL] St Martin-in-the-Fields
>I think Keith is on to something - there are in addition seven communes in
>France with the name Saint-Martin-des-Champs, plus one
>Saint-Martin-aux-Champs. I suspect that this may be to do with some
>attribute of St Martin of Tours.
On the other hand, as well as these places in France (with their INSEE
codes):
Saint-Martin-aux-Champs (51 1 10 502)
Saint-Martin-des-Champs (18 1 24 224)
Saint-Martin-des-Champs (29 3 22 254)
Saint-Martin-des-Champs (50 1 01 516)
Saint-Martin-des-Champs (50 119)
Saint-Martin-des-Champs (71 076)
Saint-Martin-des-Champs (77 3 11 423)
Saint-Martin-des-Champs (77 530)
Saint-Martin-des-Champs (78 1 08 565)
Saint-Martin-des-Champs (89 1 24 352)
we have
Saint-Maurice-des-Champs (71 2 04 461)
Saint-Mexme-les-Champs (37 072)
Saint-Ouen-des-Champs (27 2 29 581)
Saint-Pavin-des-Champs (72 181)
Saint-Philbert-des-Champs (14 3 05 644)
Saint-Pierre-à-Champ (79 063)
Saint-Pierre-des-Champs (11 1 18 363)
Saint-Pierre-du-Champ (43 2 28 217)
Saint-Pierre-es-Champs (60 1 10 592)
Saint-Priest-des-Champs (63 4 42 388)
Saint-Privat-de-Champclos (30 1 08 293)
Saint-Romans-des-Champs (79 2 23 294)
Saint-Sulpice-des-Champs (23 1 23 246)
Saint-Sulpice-les-Champs (23 1 23 246)
Sainte Beuve aux Champs (76 166)
Sainte-Marie-des-Champs (27 1 15 567)
Sainte-Marie-des-Champs (76 3 55 610).
So I think the names refer to a church in the fields after all. I still
think the London church is named on the French model.
St Martin is found in other habitats too:
Saint Martin Duplessis (76 248)
Saint Martin au Bosc (76 1 05 612)
Saint Martin aux Arbres (76 3 54 611)
Saint Martin aux Bois (60 2 21 585)
Saint Martin aux Buneaux (76 1 09 613)
Keith
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