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.

Offmoor Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kidderminster

Historical Forms

  • Affemere 1335 Ch

Etymology

The second element is mere. There is a pool close at hand.If the one form is to be relied on, the pool belonged to one Æffa . The modern form is corrupt.