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.

Hr Whitmoore

Field in the Parish of Motcombe

Historical Forms

  • 1838 TA
  • vill ' de Wytemore 1244 Ass 1275 RH 1838 TA
  • Witemore 1838 TA
  • Whytemour ( e ) stret 1838 TA
  • Whytemors 1838 TA

Etymology

Hr Whitmoore(vill' de Wytemore 1244, 1275(p), 1292, Witemore 1298,Whytemour(e)stret 1415, Whytemors 1475, v. hwīt'white', mōr, strǣt)