Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Cumbermere 1119–1128 Ch 1285

• Combermere c.1130 Cott.Faust.Bviii 1479

• Combremara c.1170 Dieul

• Cumbremara, Cumbremar(e) 1181,1182,1184 P

• Combremere, Cumbremere 1271,1285 Pat

• Cumbremer c.1536 Leland

• Crumbremare 1182 P

• Cumremara 1185 P

• Cunnbremar' 1245 Cl

• Cumbresmare 1253 Ch

• Cambermere 1385 Comb

• Cambermer c.1550 Surv

• aqua de Combermere c.1130 Cott.Faust.Bviii

• the water of Combermere c.1130 Sheaf328 18

• Cumbermere c.1536 Leland

• Comber-lake, Comber-mere 1621 Orm2 1656

• Comber Mear 1656 ib

• Combermere Mere 1842 OS

• locus et situs qui vocatur Combermere ad fundandum et construendum quendam Abbatiam c.1130 Cott.Faust.Bviii

• abbatia de Cumbermere 1133 Dugdv323

• monasterium de Cumbermere 1232 1235 ChFor 1353

• ecclesia beate Marie de Cumbermere 1357 ib

• monasterium Cumbermere 1466 Dav

• Cumbremere Abbay c.1536 Leland

• the late monastery of Cumbermer(e), Cambermer(e)' 1548 Pat 1550 Surv

• scitus nuper monasterii infra parochiam de Wrenbery 1540 Dugdv327

Etymology

The lake is aqua de Combermere c.1130Cott . Faust. B viii, the water of Combermere c.1130 (18) Sheaf3 28 (6118), Cumbermere c.1536 Leland, Comber-lake , Comber-mere 1621 (1656) Orm2, Comber Mear 1656 ib, Combermere Mere 1842 OS. It gave name to the Abbey of St Mary and St Michael there a. 1130, locus et situs qui vocatur Combermere ad fundandum et construendum quendam Abbatiam c.1130Cott . Faust. B viii, abbatia de Cumbermere 1133 Dugd v323, monasterium de Cumbermere 1232 ib 324, 1235 (1353) ChFor , ecclesia beate Marie de Cumbermere 1357ib , monasterium Cumbermere 1466Dav , Cumbremere Abbay c.1536 Leland, 'the late monastery of Cumbermer (e ), Cambermer (e )'1548 Pat, 1550Surv , scitus nuper monasterii infra parochiam de Wrenbery 1540 Dugd v327. The p.n. is 'Welshmen's lake', from Cumbre (gen.pl. Cumbra ) and mere 1 , with park , abbaye and lake .