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.

Codmore (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Chesham

Historical Forms

  • Codmers 1619 VCH
  • Codmer Fm 1766 J

Etymology

Possibly OE  Cod (d )an-mere , 'Cod(d)a's mere.' A name Cod (d )a may be inferred from Codford (W) (cf. VCS 595 Codanford ) and Cotheridge (Wo) (cf. BCS 1106 Coddan hrycg ).