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.

Kekmarish

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pickering

Historical Forms

  • Kekemar(r)ays 1206,1241 Riev 1301 LS
  • Kekmar(r)eys 1335 ForP 1369 Riev
  • Kekmaresse 1538 Riev

Etymology

'Kekkja's marsh' v. mersc . The first element is probably the ON  by-name Kekkja (LindBN).