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Wrawby Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Wrawby

Historical Forms

  • the more 1606 Terrier
  • Wraby moore 1635 LindDep c.1900
  • the Common moor 1679,1693 Terrier
  • the common moor 1707 Terrier
  • Wrawby Comon Moor 1724 Terrier
  • the common Moor 1745 Terrier
  • the Common Moor 1762 Terrier

Etymology

, 1820MiscDep 204 , 1824 O , 1830 Gre , the more 1606Terrier , Wraby moore 1635 (c.1900) LindDep 78 , the Common moor 1679, 1693Terrier , the common moor 1707Terrier , Wrawby Comon Moor 1724Terrier ,the common Moor 1745Terrier , the Common Moor 1762Terrier , cf. y eMoore bank (e )1662, 1664, 1671Terrier , the moor banck 1703Terrier and Moor Farm 1830 Gre , marked on the 6 ″ OS map , but not named .