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Haremere Wd

Other OS name in the Parish of Wool

Historical Forms

  • Haremere 1433 Weld1 1434 Weld1 1435 Weld1
  • Haremare Copice 1640,l17 ib
  • Hare Meare Coppice l17 ib
  • Hare Mare, Hare Mare Trees, Hare Mare Wood 1839 TA

Etymology

, Haremere 1433Weld 1, 1434Weld 1, 1435Weld 1, Haremare Copice 1640, l17ib , Hare Meare Coppice l17ib , Hare Mare , Hare Mare Trees ,Hare Mare Wood 1839TA ; this wood is situated on the bdy between Wool and Coombe K . , so the second el . is likely to be (ge)mǣre ' boundary ' rather than mere 1 ' pool ' ; the first el . could be hær ' rock ' or hæren ' rocky ' , hār 2 ( wk . obl . hāran ) ' grey ' ( perhaps with the meaning ' old ' ) , or hara ( gen . sg . haran ) ' a hare ' , cf. Harn ( e ) hull in Winfrith N . par . supra .