English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Sink Moss

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rostherne

Historical Forms

  • Sink Moss 1831 Bry
  • Synkemosse, Sinkemosse 1336,1340 CoLegh
  • Synkmosse 1452 ib
  • Sinks Moss 1842 OS

Etymology

Sink Moss, Sink Moss 1831 Bry, Synkemosse , Sinkemosse 1336, 1340CoLegh , Synkmosse 1452ib , Sinks Moss 1842 OS, from mos 'a moss', with ME  sinke 'a sink, a cesspool, a bog, a sump', first recorded 1440 NED, cf. WRY 7243.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement