Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Portmanmore 1291 Pitt 16 FF 1469

• Portmannemour 1319 MinAcct

• Portman moure 1545 DCMDeed

Etymology

Portmanmore (lost), Portmanmore 1291 (16) Pitt , 1469 FF, Portmannemour 1319MinAcct , Portman moure 1545DCMDeed , 'marshy ground belonging to the townsmen', v. port-mann (gen.pl. -manna ), mōr , cf. Portmannis medewe 1510, 1517DCMDeed , 'townsman's meadow', v. mǣd , perhaps identical with Port (e )lond (e ) meado (w )e 1548–1551DCMDeed , Portlandmede 1561ib , Portland Mead (ow )1689 DCMDeed, 1707Eg , Portham meade infra parochiam Sancti Michaelis in Wareham 1584DCMDeed , Portham commonly (called ) Portland (Meadow )1774 Hutch1, v. port 2 'town', land , hamm , cf. Northport supra , Westport infra ; in 1774 Hutch1, Portham is described as part of 'a large common for cattle, belonging to the townsmen'.