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Survey of English Place-Names

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Mere Syke

Other OS name in the Parish of Long Preston

Historical Forms

  • Meresik 1205–11 Sawl11d
  • (the) Mearesyke, Mearesike 1579,1647 WillY
  • Marsicke 1586 ib
  • Meiresyke 1654 PRGis

Etymology

, Meresik 1205–11Sawl 11d, (the ) Mearesyke , Mearesike 1579,1647 WillY, Marsicke 1586 ib, Meiresyke 1654 PRGis , ' boundarystream ' , v. (ge)mǣre , sīc ; the stream itself is along the Gisburn Forest boundary .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site