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.

Haxmore Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Purton

Historical Forms

  • Hassukes more 796 BCS279A 14th
  • Haskemores-furlonge 13th RegMalm
  • Haskemore c.1400 Malm
  • Haocmore 1744 Map

Etymology

Haxmore Fm (6″) is Hassukes more 796 (14th) BCS 279A, Haskemores-furlonge 13th RegMalm, Haskemore c. 1400Malm , Haocmore 1744Map . 'Swampy land where coarse grass grew,' v. mor , hassuc . In the first form the first element has been given pseudo-genitival form.