Etymology

Four Marks

Today it means: A large village and civil parish in East Hampshire district, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU6735). Full definition →

Old English fēower + mearc
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  1. Old English · derived fromfēower + mearc
  2. English todayFour Marks

Recorded as Fowremerkes in 1548; from Old English fēower + mearc (boundary), so called because the boundaries of four ancient parishes met here.

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