Mere
Major Settlement in the Parish of Mere
Historical Forms
- Mera 1086 DB 1091,1098 StOsmund 1139 SarumCh 1155 RBE 1156 P
- Mere 1086 DB 1166 RBE 1196 Cur
- Meyre 1281 Ass
- Meere 1308 Pat
- Mayre 1316 FA
- Miere 1337 Pat
- Meere 1359 Cl 1416 Pat
- Myre 1502 ib
- Meare 1616 FF
- Meere 1753 ib
Etymology
As Mere is near the point where Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire meet, it is probable that the name is derived from OE (ge)mære, 'boundary.'