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.

Sourmire

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mashamshire

Historical Forms

  • Surmire 1314 Fount
  • Sourmyremore 1330 Ch

Etymology

v. saurr , myrr , mor .