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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.

Sparrowmire

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Sparrow(e)mier, Sparrow(e)myer, Sparrow(e)mire 1553 WilsonL 1585 PR(K) 1597 NCWills 1738 Rent1
  • Sparrow(e)meere 1584 FF
  • Sparamire, Sparamyre 1611 Kendi,271 1650 ParlSurv
  • Sparemire 1738 Rent

Etymology

Sparrowmire, Sparrow (e )mier , Sparrow (e )myer , Sparrow (e )mire 1553 WilsonL, 1585 PR(K), 1597 NCWillset passim to 1738Rent 1, Sparrow (e )meere 1584FF , Sparamire , Sparamyre 1611 Kend i, 271, 1650ParlSurv , Sparemire 1738Rent . 'Marsh frequented by sparrows', v. spearwa , mýrr , but the ME  surname Sparewe , Sparrow (Reaney 302) is also possible.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement