Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• mossa de Bideston 13 Chest

• Bedestoncarre 1303 MinAcct

• le Car de Boduston, le Car de Bethestan, le Car de Bedestan, Buddestonkar(k), mosseta de Budestan 1347 ChFor, MinAcct (Barnes1)

• vastum de Budestan scilicet Budeston' keer, le Car de Budeston, mossetum extendens versus Kyrkeby, le mor 1357 ChFor

• Bidstone Mosse 1521 Sheaf

• Mosset, Le Mosse 1522 ib

• Bidston Moss 1838 TA

• Bidston Moss or Salt Marshes 1831 Bry

Etymology

Bidston Moss (100–2891), mossa de Bideston 13 Chest, Bedestoncarre 1303MinAcct (Barnes1), le Car de Boduston , le Car de Bethestan , le Car de Bedestan , Buddestonkar (k ), mosseta de Budestan 1347ChFor , MinAcct (Barnes1), vastum de Budestan scilicet Budeston ' keer , le Car de Budeston , mossetum extendens versus Kyrkeby , le mor 1357ChFor , Bidstone Mosse 1521 Sheaf, Mosset , Le Mosse 1522 ib, Bidston Moss 1838TA , Bidston Moss or Salt Marshes 1831 Bry, cf. Leyhall infra , and Moss Hay 1838TA , Moss Hey 1665Map (W.F.I.), v. mos , mōr 1 , kjarr . On the forms Buddestonkar (k ), Bedestoncarre , etc., cf. Bidston supra , Bidston Hill infra .