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.

Murrah

Early-attested site in the Parish of Berrier and Murrah

Historical Forms

  • Morwra 1292 Ass
  • (le) Murwra 1323,1487 Ipm
  • Morewraa 1332 SR
  • Murray(e) 1559 PR(Greystoke)
  • in Grisedall 1610 ib
  • Murrer 1620 ib
  • Murrah nr Greystock 1811 ib
  • Low Murray 1712 PR(Greystoke)

Etymology

A compound of OE  mōr, 'marsh', and ON  (v), 'nook, corner.'

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement