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 Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Belbroughton

Historical Forms

  • de la More 1275 SR
  • More Hall 1347 Pat
  • Morehalbellum 1556 ADvi
  • Morehall Bell 1656 BM

Etymology

Self-explanatory, except that the Bell (um ) refers to its being part of Beolne . It was often called Moorhall Bell (VCH iii. 16).