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.

Mobley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hamfallow

Historical Forms

  • Mapuldurley 1516 MinAcct
  • Mobley 1719 Will

Etymology

Mobley, Mapuldurley 1516MinAcct , Mobley 1719 Will. 'Clearing near the maple-tree', v. mapuldor , lēah .