Hartismere was a hundred of Suffolk, that later gave its name to a poor law union, a rural sanitary district, and the Hartismere Rural District.
Listed as Hertesmere in the Domesday Book, the name of the hundred is derived from "Hart's mere" where Hart is a personal name.
[1] Hartismere also gives its name to the 11-19 Co-educational Foundation School based in Eye.
It serves pupils aged 11–16 years whilst the associated sixth form college instructs 16-19 year students.
The School is distinctive in having particularly close links to the Hartismere Community.