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.

Davis meer

Field in the Parish of Wistow

Historical Forms

  • Davis meer 1690 Terrier
  • Davis meare c.1700 Terrier

Etymology

Davis meer 1690, Davis meare c. 1700 (with mere 1 (in the sense' wetland') or (ge) mǣre and the surn. Davis)