Merring Street
Other OS name in the Parish of Mitcheldean
Historical Forms
- Mere end cross 1619 BGvi,207
- Merrenstreete 1629 Inq
- le Mere (medowe) 1437 MinAcct
Etymology
( lost ) , Mere end cross 1619 BG vi, 207, Merrenstreete 1629 Inq, 'street at the pool end', v. mere, ende, stǣt; the pool isalso referred to in le Mere (medowe )1437MinAcct , possibly a name of the pool now called Carisbrook Pools (supra ) ; it was near the Roman road ; Merring Meend (223supra ) is 1 ½ miles south and probably has a different origin .