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.

Moorcourt Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sturminster Marshall

Historical Forms

  • Moreis 1204 BMI
  • Moors Court 1346 Hutch3
  • Morescourte (maner') 1469 IpmR
  • Morescourts 1484 ib
  • Moorecourt(e) 1626 Bartelot
  • Sturmister Marshall als. Moorecourt(e) 1678 DCMCt
  • Mores-Court 1774 Hutch1
  • More's or Moor Court 1863 Hutch3
  • Moure 1340 NI

Etymology

Moorcourt Fm (ST 930007), Moreis ? 1204 BM I, Moors Court 1346 Hutch3, Morescourte (maner ')1469 IpmR, Morescourts 1484 ib, Moorecourt (e )1626Bartelot , Sturmister Marshall als. Moorecourt (e )1678DCMCt , Mores -Court 1774 Hutch1, More 's or Moor Court 1863 Hutch3, an early manorial name, perhaps to be associated with the ancestors of Robert Moure 1340 NI, v. court 'manor-house', manere , cf. par. name supra .