Saint-Inglevert (; vls, Santingeveld) is a

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in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of

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Topnymy

The

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of Saint-Inglevert, first attested as ''Sontingeveld'' in 1140, is now generally agreed to derive from a

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anthroponym ''*Sondo'', followed by ''-ingen'' "people of" (see nearby e.g. Tardinghen) + ''-veld'' "field". The name was no longer understood sometime in the late

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, leading to a popular re-interpretation of the first syllable, ''"sant-ingheveld"''. This led to a folk etymology of prefixed ''saint'' (as is very common in

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across France), thus shaping ''Saint Inglevert''. Thus the meaning is, "the field of the people of ''Sondo''". Despite old local veneration, if there ever truly was a "Saint Inglevert" which perhaps influenced the name, the holy figure is unknown and lost to time.

Geography

Saint-Inglevert is situated some north of Boulogne, at the junction of the D244 road with the

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Population

Places of interest

* The church of St. Barnabé dating from the sixteenth century. * Traces of an old abbey-hospital. *

Saint-Inglevert Airfield Saint-Inglevert Airfield is a general aviation airfield at Saint-Inglevert, Pas-de-Calais, France. In the First World War an airfield was established near Saint-Inglevert by the Royal Flying Corps, later passing to the Royal Air Force on format ...

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