Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Chapel Mare 1668–71 Sheaf

• Chapell Meare 1671 ib

• The Chapel Mear 1738 Chol

• Cholmondeley Chapel 1842 OS

• capella de Chelmundelegh c.1295 Chol

• Cholmondley Chappell 1599 ib

• Cholmley Chappell 1724 NotCestr

Etymology

, Chapel Mare 1668–71 Sheaf,Chapell Meare 1671 ib, The Chapel Mear 1738Chol , a lake, v. mere1,named from Cholmondeley Chapel 1842 OS, capella de Chelmundelegh c.1295Chol , Cholmondley Chappell 1599ib , Cholmley Chappell 1724 NotCestr , cf. a chapel of woode c. 1536 Leland . This lake , or Moss Mere infra , was Acmare e13AddCh , Ocmer 1298Chol , Hocmer '1336ib , aqua de Okmere 1394ib , Okemere 1397ib , cf. (Little ) Acmarehurst e13AddCh , Hocmer 'hurst 1322Chol , Okemereshurst 1359ib , ' oak mere ' , v. āc , mere 1 , hyrst .