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.

The Mere

Other OS name in the Parish of Portland

Historical Forms

  • (The) Mare 1710 Map 1811 OS

Etymology

, 1892 Map , (The ) Mare 1710 Map, 1811OS , v. mere 1 ' a (sea) pool ' .

Places in the same Parish