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.

Cakemore

Major Settlement in the Parish of Halesowen

Historical Forms

  • Cackemore, Cakkemore 1270 Ct 1303 Pat
  • Cakmore 1500 Nash 18th
  • Cackemor 1535 Wills

Etymology

'Cacca's marshy land,' v. mor . For this pers. name v. Cakebole supra 236. The present form suggests a spelling pronunciation.