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.

Moot Low

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brassington

Historical Forms

  • Motlawe c.1200,c.1300 CPG
  • Mootlow Torr 1618 Senior
  • Moutlowes 1620 CPG

Etymology

Moot Low (lost), Motlawe c. 1200, c. 1300CPG , Mootlow Torr 1618Senior , Moutlowes 1620CPG . 'Assembly hill', v. mōt , hlāw and cf. Spellow Ground Fm infra 352.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement