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.

Maer Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Littleham

Historical Forms

  • atte Mere 1333 SR

Etymology

( with The Maer ) was the home of Richard atte Mere (1333SR ) . This is OE  mere , descriptiveof marshy ground rather than (ge)mære , since the farm is not near the parish boundary .

Places in the same Parish