Raughmere Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Lavant
Historical Forms
- Raghmere 1323 Ass
- Rawmere 1411 Ponsonby
- Raghmer 1458 Ct
- Raughmere t.Hy8 Ct
- Midellavant al. Raumere al. Roughmere 1588 SRS14,152
- Ramer 1675 Ogilby
Etymology
This is possibly OE hragra-mere 'heron-mere,' v. mere and the lost Rawerholt in PN BedsHu 186. The forms are so late that the second r might well have been lost by dissimilation before the first form is recorded. Another possibility is that the first element is OE rāha , a variant form for the more usual ra , 'roe.' The vowel might have been kept short in the compound so that rah became ra (u )gh and not rough .