Lime Fm and Morley Lime
Early-attested site in the Parish of Morley
Historical Forms
- Morley Lime 1622 DbAi 1676 ParReg
Etymology
Lime Fm and Morley Lime, Morley Lime 1622 DbA i, 1676 ParReg, cf. bosci de Lyme 1228–40 Werb, bosci de Lima late 13th ib. This is an old British wood-name, found perhaps also in the county in Limb Hill supra 240, from a derivative of Brit *lemo- 'elm'.