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.

The Weir

Other OS name in the Parish of Wem

Historical Forms

  • Weare 1599 PR(L)
  • The Ware 1769 ib
  • The Were 1789 ib

Etymology

, 1833 OS , Weare 1599 PR(L) 9, The Ware 1769 ib 10, The Were 1789 ib 7 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name