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.

Ramsey Mere

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ramsey

Historical Forms

  • Ramesmere 13th Rams c.1350 Pat 1335

Etymology

'Mere of Hræfn ,' the same man who gave his name to Ramsey itself. Cf. the history of Whittlesey Mere in relation to Whittlesey supra 192.