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.

Mowlish Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kenton

Historical Forms

  • Milehyuis 1086 DB(Exon)
  • Milchewis (sic)
  • Mulehewis 1219 Ass
  • Mulehiwis 1219 FF
  • Molehiwis 1242 Fees793
  • Molehiwys 1284 Ass
  • Moliwys 1249 Ass
  • Moulysse 1276 Ipm
  • Moulys juxta Kentone 1304 Ass
  • Moulissh juxta Doulissh 1324 Ass
  • Moulehywissh, Mouleshywhisshe 1306 Ipm

Etymology

v. hiwisc . The first element is apparently the gen. pl. of OE  mūl , 'mule,' perhaps referring to a farm where these animals were kept. Cf. Moulton (Nth), Multone DB, Muleton 1163 P, 1229 Ch, Multon 1200 Cur.