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.

Murthwaite Moor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Gosforth

Historical Forms

  • Morthweyt bec c.1235 StB
  • Morthaitbec c.1300 ib

Etymology

'Moor clearing,' v. mōr , þveit .