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Survey of English Place-Names

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Mare Fen

Other OS name in the Parish of Littleport

Historical Forms

  • Marffen 1636 BedL
  • the Mare Fen 1637 ib

Etymology

is Marffen 1636 BedL, the Mare Fen 1637 ib . Probably from (ge)mǣre , as it is near the parish boundary .