Moricambe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Holme East Waver
Historical Forms
- Moricambe 1616 Camden
- Moricambo 1695 M
Etymology
This name and that of Morecambe Bay (La) are due to different antiquarian attempts to locate the Μορικάμβη εἴσχυσις , the Moricambe estuary of Ptolemy, which was near the mouth of the Eden. The meaning is, of course, 'sea-bend'.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Raby Cote
- Raby Grange
- Angerton
- Broompark
- Knowehill
- Moss Side
- Sinks Beck
- Sleightholme
- Stenor Scar
- Rabycote Marsh
- The Hards