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.

The Moors

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cheltenham

Historical Forms

  • le Mor(e), la Mor(e), the Mor(e) 1230 Ch 1435,1465 MinAcct 1464,1467 AddR
  • le Moores 1605 Comm 1606 AOMB

Etymology

The Moors, le Mor (e ), la Mor (e ), the Mor (e )1230 Ch, 1435, 1465MinAcct , 1464, 1467AddR , le Moores 1605Comm , 1606AOMB , cf. also Morela (u )ndes Hy 7Rent . v. mōr 'moorland, marshy waste'.