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.

Soham Mere

Early-attested site in the Parish of Soham

Historical Forms

  • mara de Saham 1086 ICC, DB
  • le Meer 1391 MinAcct

Etymology

Soham Mere is mara de Saham 1086 ICC, DB, le Meer 1391MinAcct , v. mere .