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Survey of English Place-Names

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Morledge Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Darley

Historical Forms

  • Merlache 1281 Ass 1328 SR
  • in Derley 1330 Ass 1350,1354 Crich
  • Mearelach 1618 StarChamb

Etymology

Morledge Fm (6″), Merlache 1281Ass , 1328 SR (p), (in Derley ) 1330Ass , 1350, 1354Crich (p), Mearelach 1618StarChamb ; 'boundary stream'. v. (ge)mǣre, læc(c). A short distance from the farm is a small unnamed stream, which serves as part of the boundary between the parishes of Darley and Matlock and also between the Hundreds of High Peak and Wirksworth. The first element has been influenced by mōr 1 'moor'.