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Meerend

Other OS name in the Parish of Ashleworth

Historical Forms

  • Mare end 1779 Rudder 1798 EnclA
  • Marend 1830 M

Etymology

, Mare end 1779 Rudder, 1798EnclA , Marend 1830 M , ' pool end ' , v. mere , ende ; it is near the low - lying water - meadows of Ashleworth Ham which forms a projection into Hasfield parish and may well have contained a mere in ancient times before drainage .