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.

Blakemore Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rock

Historical Forms

  • Blakemere 1275,1327 SR

Etymology

There are several pools near the farm so that probably this is a compound of blæc and mere , hence 'dark pool.'