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Survey of English Place-Names

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Mere Dike

Early-attested site in the Parish of Drayton

Historical Forms

  • (on) mær dic 958 BCS1032 c.1200
  • (on) mærdic 960 c.1200 ib

Etymology

Mere Dike, (on ) mær dic 958 (c. 1200) BCS 1032, (on ) mærdic 960 (c. 1200) ib 1058, 'boundary ditch', v. (ge)mǣre, dīc , and Pt 3.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement