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.

Mere Holes

Early-attested site in the Parish of Willingham

Historical Forms

  • Mere Holes c.1840 TA
  • mara de Wiuelingeham 1221 ElyA
  • Wyvelyngham mere 1361 FF

Etymology

Mere Holes (6″) is Mere Holes c. 1840TA . Named from the now drained Willingham Mere, mara de Wiuelingeham 1221ElyA , Wyvelyngham mere 1361 FF, v. mere .