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.

Bemerhills

Other OS name in the Parish of Grovely Wood

Historical Forms

  • Bemerhill Copice 1570 PembSurv
  • Bemerell 1603 For
  • Beamer Hill copps 1651 Hoare

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Bemerhill Copice 1570 PembSurv, Bemerell 1603For ,Beamer Hill copps 1651 Hoare . Probably containing the same first element as Bemerton infra 225 .