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.

Moorhouse

Other OS name in the Parish of Burgh by Sands

Historical Forms

  • the Murhous 1340 Pat
  • Murehous 1399 IpmR 1454 Orton
  • (le) Morehous 1485 Ipm
  • Muros 1504–15 ECP
  • Moorhouse 1574 FF
  • Morouse 1589 LRMB 1601 Survey

Etymology

is the Murhous 1340 Pat, Murehous 1399 IpmR, 1454Orton , (le ) Morehous 1485 Ipm, Muros 1504–15 ECP, Moorhouse 1574 FF, Morouse 1589LRMB , 1601Survey . v. mōr .