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.

dedemor

Field in the Parish of Frisby

Historical Forms

dedemor c.1250 Deed

Dedmore 1625 Terrier

Deadmore 1638 Terrier

Etymology

dedemor c. 1250, Dedmore 1625, Deadmore 1638 (v. dēad, mōr 1; a common name for infertile wasteland)

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Frisby