Amouracre
Early-attested site in the Parish of Steeple Ashton
Historical Forms
- Ammer acre c.1625 WMxxiii
- Amour Acre Farm 1841 Devizes
Etymology
Amouracre (6″) is Ammer acre c. 1625 WM xxiii, Amour Acre Farm 1841Devizes , ammer is probably from OE amore , the name of a bird, cognate with Ger ammer and identical with the element hammer found in yellow-hammer . Cf. ammer (NED).