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.

Colmore Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rotherfield Peppard

Etymology

Colmore Fm (6″). Cf. Collemeresgrove 1263 FF, Kolemeres furlang c. 1275 AD. Possibly 'Cola 's pool,' v. mere . Coldmoor Wood and Field, which appear on the 6″ map a little to the north, may contain a corrupt form of the same name.