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.

Morwick Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Barwick in Elmet

Historical Forms

  • Morewic 1184 YChvii,176 1252 YDvii
  • Morewich 1191–1193 P
  • Morwyk(e) 1258 YI 1292 MinAcct
  • Morwyk(e)well Hy3 Kirkst
  • Mawrick 1731 PRBrw
  • Morrick 1771 M

Etymology

Morwick Fm, Morewic 1184 YCh vii, 176(p), 1252 YD vii(p), Morewich 1191–1193 P, Morwyk (e )1258 YI, 1292MinAcct , Morwyk (e )well Hy 3 Kirkst, Mawrick 1731 PRBrw, Morrick 1771 M. 'Dairy-farm on the moor', v. mōr , wīc .