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Survey of English Place-Names

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Langmoor Coppice & Langmoor Manor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Charmouth

Historical Forms

  • Langemore 1251 Forde 15

Etymology

Langmoor Coppice (1840TA ) & Langmoor Manor (SY 354939), Langemore 1251 (15) Forde , cf. la More , Langmoreshegh m13 (15) ib , Langes mores geth (sic)1320 Hutch3, Langmoor Plot 1840TA , 'long moor or marshy ground', v. lang 1 , mōr , (ge)hæg, geat ; several springs are marked nearby (6″).