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.

Blackmire's Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Wappenham

Historical Forms

  • Blakemerewode c.1200 Ashby

Etymology

is Blakemerewode c. 1200Ashby . ' Dark pool , ' v. mere . The s is pseudo - manorial .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement