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.

Whitemoor, Whitemoor Hollow & Whitemoor Wood

Other OS name in the Parish of Gawsworth

Historical Forms

  • Whitemore 1402 ChRR
  • White Moor 1831 Bry
  • White Moor Plantation 1847 TA

Etymology

, Whitemore 1402 ChRR (p), White Moor 1831 Bry, White Moor Plantation 1847TA , v. hwīt , mōr 1 , cf. Whitemoor Hill 57supra .