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.

Haslemere

Major Settlement in the Parish of Haslemere

Historical Forms

  • Heselmere 1221 ClR 1255 Ass
  • Hesselmere 1612 FF
  • Haselmere 1255 Ass 1441 Pat
  • Hasulmere 1310,1389 FF
  • Haselemere 1316 FA
  • Old Hasylmer 1486 Loseley
  • Hasselmere 1654 GodalmingParReg

Etymology

'Hazel pool,' v. mere . It is not clear to what pool reference is made. The only pools of any size are those along the Shottermill valley, to the west of the present village.