Flexmore (field)
Early-attested site in the Parish of King's and St Paul's Walden
Historical Forms
- Flesmere, Flexmere 1086 DB
- Flexmere c.1220 BM 1254 FF 1380 Cl
- Flaxmoore feilde t.Jas1 Add
- Flexmore feild 1698 ib
Etymology
Flexmore (field) is Flesmere , Flexmere 1086 DB, Flexmere c. 1220 BM, 1254FF , 1380 Cl, Flaxmoore feilde t. Jas 1Add , Flexmore feild 1698 ib., 'Pool by which flax grew,' v. mere . 150 yards east of the south-west corner of Kings Walden Park.