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.

Bulmer

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bulmer

Historical Forms

  • Bulenemera 1086 DB
  • Bul(e)mera, Bul(e)mere 1178 AC 1262 FF
  • Bulnere 1338 Ch
  • Bullemere 1382 IpmR
  • Bol(e)mer(e) 1255 Ass 1280 Cl 1303,1428 FA 1331 Londin
  • Burmer 1406 BM

Etymology

'Bulls' pool,' v. bula , mere . Cf. Bulmerlond (in Witham) 1377Ct .