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.

Morebath

Major Settlement in the Parish of Morebath

Historical Forms

  • Morbath(a) 1086 DB 1316 FA
  • Morba 1179 P 1291 Tax
  • Morpath 1327 Pat
  • Murbath 1675 Ogilby

Etymology

There are chalybeate springs here, hence the use of the term bath (OE  bæþ ) (Blomé 82). The mor is the marshy land close at hand.

Places in the same Parish