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.

Baccamoor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Plympton St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Bachemora 1086 DB
  • Bacchemora 1168 P
  • Backemore 1242 Fees794 1285 FA
  • Bakkemor 1324 Ipm

Etymology

'Bacca 's mor,' cf. baccan mor (BCS 982).