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Blakemore Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Norbury

Historical Forms

  • Blakemerehouse 1413 Deed
  • Blake Morehouse 1668 Ct
  • Blakemore Ho 1725 Deed

Etymology

, Blakemerehouse 1413Deed (VCH v, 159), Blake Morehouse 1668Ct , Blakemore Ho 1725Deed , and perhaps cf. Blakemore 1268 CoramR (p) , ' the dark mere or lake ' , v. blæc , mere 1 , the latter el . later confused with mōr 1 ' marshland ' , not unlikely regarding the nature of the land surrounding Blakemere Pool in Weston Jones township .