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.

Mosser

Major Settlement in the Parish of Mosser

Historical Forms

  • Moserg(e) 1203 Cur 1220 StB
  • Mosergh(e) 1279 Ass 1541 MinAcct
  • Moserwe 1212 Cur 1279 Ass
  • Musergh 1294 Cl
  • Mesergh 1296 FF
  • Mosehare 1397 FF
  • Mosser 1575 ib

Etymology

'Shieling on the moss,' v. mos , erg . Identical with Moser in Whitwell (We).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name