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Mushey Md

Field in the Parish of Woolland

Historical Forms

  • 1839 TA
  • Moyshelles 1543 Prideaux
  • Moyscheus Marsche 1556 Prideaux

Etymology

Mushey Md(perhaps to beconnected with Moyshelles 1543, Moyscheus Marsche 1556, Ouermoysches,from a surname with mersc, uferra)

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement