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Survey of English Place-Names

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Latchmore Pond

Other OS name in the Parish of Motcombe

Historical Forms

  • Lachemer(e) 1356,1475 GillCt
  • Lasmore 1577 KCC
  • Latchmore-pond, Latchmore -pool 1627 Hutch3
  • Latchmore (Meade) 1660 SxAS
  • Lashmore Pond 1811 OS

Etymology

, Lachemer (e )1356, 1475GillCt , Lasmore 1577KCC , Latchmore-pond ,Latchmore -pool 1627 Hutch3, Latchmore (Meade )1660SxAS ,Lashmore Pond 1811 OS , ' the swampy pool ' , v. læc(c) ' bog ' , mere 1 , a common p.n. ( EPN 210 ) ; for the development to -more , cf. Enmore Green supra .