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.

Parmoor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hambleden

Historical Forms

Pyremere 1290 Ipm

Permere 1509 LP

Parmoor 1766 J

Etymology

OE pirige-mere , 'peartree-mere.' There is a small pool here.v. pirige .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement

Hambleden