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.

Menmarsh Fm, Menmarsh Guidepost

Early-attested site in the Parish of Stanton St John

Historical Forms

  • Menemers 1278–9 RH
  • Menemersh c.1294 BC c.1444
  • Menemersch c.1294 Frid c.1425
  • Menemerssh 1354–5 ForPer 1456

Etymology

Menmarsh Fm, Menmarsh Guidepost take name from Menemers 1278–9 RH, Menemersh c. 1294 (c. 1444) BC, Menemersch c. 1294 (c. 1425) Frid, Menemerssh 1354–5 (1456) ForPer . 'Common marsh,' OE  (ge)mǣnemersc.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement