Calmore
Calmore, Totton and Elingcounty:
coords:
Hampshire
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Calmore
otherwise: Cauwelmor, 1200-1299?; Caulemore; Kaulemor, 1276
CALMOOR, CALMORE in Netley Marsh/Eling
Hypothetical Old English 'Cawelmor'='cabbage marshland'. The reference is almost certainly to seakale (Crambe maritima) since the place is adjacent to the once tidal marshes of the Test. Its seeds disperse through tidal action on sandy and pebbly beaches. The seakale of Southampton Water was famous as a wild food, and a 18th century Hampshire man, William Curtis, popularized it among London gourmet palates. It was especially common locally on the sands near Calshot Castle. (Cf Grigson 1959: 63.)
