Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• signum “called” Blakeman 1258 Ch

• arbor voc' Blakeman 1395 GrimsCt

• Blakman Netstonde 1444,1450 ib

Etymology

Blakeman Beacon (lost), signum “called ” Blakeman 1258 Ch, arbor voc ' Blakeman 1395GrimsCt , Blakman Netstonde 1444, 1450ib ; Blakeman is from the OE  pers.n. Blæcman , ME  Blakeman or the derived surn. In 1258 it is said to be a beacon, “erected in the port of Grimmesby, as a guide for fishermen and merchants coming to that port”, in 1395 to be a tree and in 1444 to be a “net stand”. This compound is not recorded in dictionaries.