English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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East Middle Mere Rd & West Middle Mere Rd

Other OS name in the Parish of Killingholme

Historical Forms

  • Middle Mere Road, West Middle Mere Road 1779 EnclA 1833 Stubbs

Etymology

, Middle Mere Road , West Middle Mere Road 1779EnclA , 1833Stubbs , cf. mittillmar 1585Nelthorpe , ' the middle boundary ' , v. middel , (ge)mǣre . West Middle Mere Rd is called South Mere Gate Lane 1828 Bry . It forms in part the boundary between North and South Killingholme .