Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Pichemere 1154-89 MainwB e13 Orm2

• Pikemere 1236 Sheaf 1580

• Pykemere H3 JRC845

• Pikemere 1512 Plea

• Pykemere 1527 ChCert

• Pickmere 1209 Tab 1340 MidCh

• Picmere 1216–72 Orm2 1666

• Pyckmere 1283 Ipm

• Pycmere 1333 Tab

• Pykmere 1367 Plea

• Pikmere 1385 Cl

• Picmeare 1415 ChRR 1724 NotCestr

• Pykme(i)r(e), Pykmeyre, Pykmeare 1419 Bark 1554 Pat

• Pyckeme(i)r(e), Pyckemeyre, Pyckemeare 1488 ChRR

• Pikme(i)r(e), Pikmeyre, Pikmeare 1511 Plea 1532 AD

• Pickme(i)r(e), Pickmeyre, Pickmeare 1531 AD

• Pyckme(i)r(e), Pyckmeyre, Pyckmeare 1544 Plea 1620 Orm2

• Pekemere 1273 IpmR

• Peckmeir 1656 Sheaf

• Bykemere 1280 P

• Pickameire 1698 Tab

Etymology

'Pike lake', v. pīc 1 'a pike (the fish)', mere 1 , named from Pick Mere infra .