Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• a moor and stew called Ocmare 1277 Pat

• Okemere 1347,1503 ChFor m16 AOMB397

• Okemere Wo(d)de 1503 ChFor

• Okemeyre 1639 Orm2

• Okmere 1348 VR 1517 AD

• Okmer 1499 Sheaf

• the pool of Oakmere 1542 Dugd

• Oak Mere 1813 Orm2

Etymology

Oak Mere (a lake, 109–5767), Oakmere Common (109–5768), a moor and stew called Ocmare 1277 Pat, Okemere 1347, 1503ChFor , m16AOMB 397, Okemere Wo (d )de 1503ChFor , Okemeyre 1639 Orm2, Okmere 1348 VR, 1517 AD, Okmer 1499 Sheaf, the pool of Oakmere 1542 Dugd, Oak Mere 1813 Orm2, 'oak lake', from āc and mere 1 , with wudu and commun . This mere gave name to the township.