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Survey of English Place-Names

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Middle Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Arncliffe

Historical Forms

  • Midelmora 1176 YChvii
  • Middlesmoor 1843 TA

Etymology

, Midelmora 1176 YCh vii, Middlesmoor 1843TA , ' middle moor ' , v. middel , mōr ; for the late spelling Middles - cf. Middlesmoor v, 217supra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site