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.

Moor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Broadwoodwidger

Historical Forms

  • Mora 1086 DB
  • La More 1205 FF
  • More Veteris Pontis 1306 Ipm

Etymology

v. mor . For the manorial addition v. Broadwood supra 179.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement