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Survey of English Place-Names

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High Moor Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Dewsbury

Historical Forms

  • Hymoresyde 1566 Arm
  • Hartishead high-Moor 1732 PRHtsd
  • Clifton High Moor 1778 EnclA

Etymology

, Hymoresyde 1566 Arm, Hartishead high -Moor 1732 PRHtsd, Clifton High Moor 1778EnclA 16 , v. hēah , mōr , cf. Hartshead Moor 18 .