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.

Elmore Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Thorncombe

Historical Forms

  • Elmore 1606 FF
  • Ilmoor 1811 OS

Etymology

, Elmore 1606 FF,Ilmoor 1811 OS , v. mōr , first el . perhaps elle(r)n ' elder-tree ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement