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.

Moor Grange

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • (le) Morgrange 1312 Calv 1496 TestLds
  • (the) More Grange 1527 1583 PRLds 1665 Visit
  • More graunge 1546 WillY
  • More Graunge in West Eddingeley 1546 TestLds

Etymology

Moor Grange, 1822 Langd, (le ) Morgrange 1312 Calv, 1496 TestLds, (the ) More Grange 1527 ib, 1583 PRLdset freq to 1665 Visit, More graunge 1546 WillY, More Graunge in West Eddingeley 1546 TestLds. v. mōr , grange , a grange of Kirkstall (cf. Bar Grange 140 supra ), named from Headingley Moor infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name