Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sostemosse 1389 Orm2

• Soss Moss 1619 Earw

• Soss Moss Hall 1819 Orm2

• Soss Moss Wood 1831 Bry

Etymology

Sossmoss Hall & Sossmoss Wood (101–828759), Sostemosse 1389 Orm2, Soss Moss 1619 Earw, Soss Moss Hall 1819 Orm2, Soss Moss Wood 1831 Bry, v. mos 'a swamp'. The fourteenth-century form is too late to be reliable, but the first el. may be connected with dial. soss (EDD) 'wet, sloppy mess, soaking'. Cf. Soss 253infra . The same el. may appear in Sussgreaves 234infra . This place has been identified with the profundam mossam of the bounds of Chelford and Snelson, but cf. 77supra .