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.

Moortown Fm, Moortown Coppice & Moortown Ctgs

Early-attested site in the Parish of Canford Magna

Historical Forms

  • Mourton 1374 MinAcct
  • Morton 1463 ib
  • Mo(u)reton(e) 1465 Ct 1520 Rent 1543 Ct
  • Mo(o)retowne 1542 e17 BRA
  • Mo(o)retoune 1544 Ct

Etymology

Moortown Fm (SZ 039978), Moortown Coppice & Moortown Ctgs, Mourton 1374MinAcct , Morton 1463ib , Mo (u )reton (e )1465Ct , 1520Rent , 1543Ct , Mo (o )retowne 1542ib , e17BRA , Mo (o )retoune 1544Ct , 'marshland farm', v. mōr , tūn .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement