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Survey of English Place-Names

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Moor Grange

Early-attested site in the Parish of Beeford

Historical Forms

  • grangiam de la More 1172,1177 Meaux
  • grangia de mora 1180–97 Melsa 1204 Meaux
  • Moregrange 1238 1339–49 Melsa
  • Moor Gra(u)nge 1535 VE 1786 Tuke

Etymology

Moor Grange is grangiam de la More 1172, 1177Meaux , grangia de mora 1180–97 Melsa, 1204Meaux , Moregrange 1238 ib., 1339–49 Melsa, Moor Gra (u )nge 1535 VE, 1786 Tuke. It was a grange of Meaux Abbey (v. North Grange supra 44).The grange was founded by Abbot Philip 1160–80 (Melsa i, 164).The moor itself (v. mor ) extended over Brandesburton (v. The Moor, Moor Town supra 75), Beeford and Bewholme (v. Moor House infra 79), and the part in this parish is referred to as Mora 1160–80 Melsaet freq , 1205 ChR, La More 1292, 1309 Ch, More 1293 QW, Befurth Moore 1581 FF.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement