Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Mora 13 GlastR

• la More e14 GlastE 1385 Hutch3

• atte More 1327 SR 1332 SR 1339 AddCh 1345 FF 1362 Cl 1385 Hutch3

• le More 1385 ib

• More 1412 FA 1452 Cl 1454 HarlCh 1543 PlR

• Moorecorte alias Mooreside 1597 ib

• Mooreside Common 1653 DCMSurv

• Moorside als. Moore Court 1672 SoDoNQ

• (Lower) Moor Side 1811 OS

• Moor Court 1838 TA

• More or Moreside, Moreside Common, More Court 1870 Hutch3

Etymology

Moor Court Fm, Moorside (ST 798191), Mora 13 GlastR (p), la More e14GlastE , 1385 Hutch3, atte More 1327SR , 1332 SR, 1339AddCh , 1345 FF, 1362 Cl, 1385 Hutch3 all (p), le More 1385 ib, More 1412 FA, 1452 Cl, 1454HarlCh , 1543PlR , Moorecorte alias Mooreside 1597ib , Mooreside Common 1653DCMSurv , Moorside als. Moore Court 1672 SoDoNQ 10, (Lower ) Moor Side 1811 OS, Moor Court (f.n.) 1838TA , More or Moreside , Moreside Common , More Court 1870 Hutch3, v. mōr 'moor, marshy ground', atte 'at the', court 'large house' (cf. Hutch3 4318 'a manor-house where the courts were kept', probably an unwarranted assumption), sīde 'side'.