Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Kaundel Mareys 1234 Drew

• Kaundelmareys 1304 Banco

• Candelemers 1245 FF

• Ca(u)ndelmar(e)ys 1282 Banco 1288 Drew 1297 Ass

• Ca(u)ndelmareis 1284 FF

• Ca(u)ndel(l)mers(s)h(e) 1286 Banco 1333 Drew 1334 Pat 1450 FF

• Caundel(l) Mareys 1340 Sher 1362 AD 1454 et freq

• Caundel(l) Mareis 1453 Sher

• Ca(u)ndel(l)(e) Mers(s)h(e) 1411 Cl 1491 Ipm

• Caundelmarsh 1575 Saxton

• Candle Marsh 1605,1669 SalisT

• la Merse 1244 Ass

• La Mers(s)h(e), Le Mers(s)h(e) 1349 Ipm 1361 Sher

• parochia de Mers(s)h(e) 1373 DCMDeed 1397 Sher 1563 Digby

• Mers(s)h(e) 1428 FA 1433 Sher

• parochiam de Mers(s)h(e) 1493 DCMDeed 1500 AddCh

• (the parische of) Mersch 1529 AddCh

• lez Mershe 1531 Digby

• Marsh Parish 1709 WRO

• Merssh Kaundel, Mersche Caundele 1311 Banco

• Mershe Caundell' Episcopi 1515 DCMDeed

• Mers(h)ton Caundel 1312,1313 Banco

• Candel in 1244 Ass

• Down(e) and Marsh 1664 HTax, 1795 Boswell

Etymology

For Caundle, v. Stourton Caundle par. supra . Marsh is OE  mersc 'marsh', alternating in the early forms with the synonymous ME (< OFr  mareis; two 14th cent forms contain tūn 'estate', cf. the TA f.n. Maston infra . Some of the simplex forms may denote the original area of marshland within the par. rather than the par. itself, cf. la Mersshe in parochia de la Mersshe 1373DCMDeed . The earliest mention of this marsh is in the surname of John de la Merse who is associated with Candel in 1244Ass (200.9). The marsh was probably the area of the present par. which until 1886 formed a detached part of Bps. Caundle par. supra (cf. Mershe Caundell ' Episcopi 1515) and which, together with another detached part of Bps. Caundle now in Folke, formed the tithing of Down (e ) and Marsh 1664 HTax, 1795 Boswell, v. Bishop's Down in Folke par. infra .