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.

Murray

Early-attested site in the Parish of Waterhead

Historical Forms

  • Murres 1346 GDR
  • Morowe 1589 ExchKR
  • Morowes 1603 Gilsland
  • Morrowes 1626 Boothby
  • ye Murray 1694 PR(Laner)
  • Murrah 1704 ib
  • Murray 1794 H

Etymology

Murres 1346GDR , Morowe 1589ExchKR , Morowes 1603 Gilsland, Morrowes 1626Boothby , ye Murray 1694 PR (Laner), Murrah 1704 ib., Murray 1794 H.