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.

May's Pool

Other OS name in the Parish of Paignton

Historical Forms

  • Meremeade al. Merepoole 1567 PembSurv
  • Measpoole al. Mearspoole 1642 Deed

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is perhaps identical with Meremeade al. Merepoole 1567 Pemb Surv. It is Measpoole al. Mearspoole 1642Deed .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement