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Mosley Mires

Other OS name in the Parish of South Kirkby

Historical Forms

  • Mosley Myers 1841 O.S.
  • Musley Miers 1842 TA

Etymology

, Mosley Myers 1841 O.S.,Musley Miers 1842TA , ' clearing in the marsh ' , v. mos , lēah , mýrr .