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Chapel Mere

Other OS name in the Parish of Malpas

Historical Forms

  • Chapel Mare 1668–71 Sheaf
  • Chapell Meare 1671 ib
  • The Chapel Mear 1738 Chol
  • Cholmondeley Chapel 1842 OS
  • capella de Chelmundelegh c.1295 Chol
  • Cholmondley Chappell 1599 ib
  • Cholmley Chappell 1724 NotCestr

Etymology

, Chapel Mare 1668–71 Sheaf,Chapell Meare 1671 ib, The Chapel Mear 1738Chol , a lake, v. mere1,named from Cholmondeley Chapel 1842 OS, capella de Chelmundelegh c.1295Chol , Cholmondley Chappell 1599ib , Cholmley Chappell 1724 NotCestr , cf. a chapel of woode c. 1536 Leland . This lake , or Moss Mere infra , was Acmare e13AddCh , Ocmer 1298Chol , Hocmer '1336ib , aqua de Okmere 1394ib , Okemere 1397ib , cf. (Little ) Acmarehurst e13AddCh , Hocmer 'hurst 1322Chol , Okemereshurst 1359ib , ' oak mere ' , v. āc , mere 1 , hyrst .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site