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.

East and West Mere

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tiverton

Historical Forms

  • La Mere 1242 Fees789 1295 Ipm
  • Westmere 1303 FA

Etymology

There is no pool here but the place is by the parish boundary, so we have probably OE  (ge)mære rather than mere.