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.

Pick Mere

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Budworth

Historical Forms

  • Pykmer 1452 Tab
  • Pikmere Meer 1502 ChRR
  • Pikmere Mere 1506 Tab
  • Pickmere Meyre 1581 Orm2 1666
  • Pickmere Mere 1831 Bry
  • aqua de Pickmere 1584 ChRR
  • Pickmere 1656 Orm2

Etymology

Pick Mere, Pykmer 1452 Tab, Pikmere Meer 1502 ChRR, Pikmere Mere 1506 Tab, Pickmere Meyre 1581 (1666) Orm2, Pickmere Mere 1831 Bry, aqua de Pickmere 1584 ChRR, Pickmere 1656 Orm2, v. Pickmere supra . The lake Pick Mere gave name to the township and was later named in turn from the township as Pickmere Mere , v. mere 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site