Berry Pomeroy

proper noun

A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8261).

OriginOld English burh →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A village and civil parish in South Hams district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX8261).

Origin

  1. Old Englishburh
  2. EnglishBerry Pomeroy

From Old English burh, byrig, recorded as Beri in 1086 (DB), the manorial affix is from the de Pomerei family, from the 11th century.

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Berry Pomeroy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Berry%20Pomeroy

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