Ugg Mere
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ramsey
Historical Forms
- Ubbemærelade a.1022 KCD733 c.1200
- Ubbemere 1146 Cottvii.3 c.1150 Rams c.1350
- Hubbemare 1192 Rams c.1350
- Ubbemare 1248–57 BM
- Hubbemerebeche 1252 Rams c.1350
- Ubmere 1342 Rams c.1350 1345 ib
- Ubmere, Ugmere 1572 BM
Etymology
'Ubba's mere' v. mere , some of the forms referring to a 'lode' which connected Ugg Mere with Whittlesey Mere and others to its 'beach' or shore. The modern g seems purely irrational, but cf. Pavenham supra 36. The OE pers. name Ubba is well recorded, and occurs in the p.n. Upton Lovel (W). The corresponding ON Ubbi may however be represented here. The pers. name Ubbe which was still used in East Anglia in the 12th cent. may represent either the OE or the ON name.