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.

Moorland Head

Other OS name in the Parish of Newbiggin

Historical Forms

  • Moor(e)land(e) head 1548 Crk 1666,1696 PR
  • Moor(e)lands head 1693 1797 PR

Etymology

, Moor (e )land (e ) head 1548Crk , 1666, 1696 PR, Moor (e )lands head 1693 ib, 1797 PR ( MLB ) , v. mōr , land , hēafod .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement