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.

The Mere, Little Mere

Other OS name in the Parish of Rostherne

Historical Forms

  • The Meer 1509 Sheaf
  • The Mere c.1536 Leland
  • The Great Mere & Little Mere 1847 TA

Etymology

, The Meer 1509 Sheaf, The Mere c.1536 Leland, The Great Mere & Little Mere 1847TA , two lakes which give name to the township , v. Mere supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement