Mussel End
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sandhurst
Historical Forms
- (la) Mor(e)slade 1200 Glouc 1287 Ass 1327 SR 1378 Ipm 1402 FA
- Moreslede 1210 Glouc
- Moslande 1575 TRMB
- Moreslade als. Muslade 1635 Inq
- Musletts, Mussell end 1839 TA
Etymology
Mussel End, (la ) Mor (e )slade 1200 Glouc, 1287Ass , 1327SR , 1378 Ipm, 1402 FA, Moreslede 1210 Glouc, Moslande 1575TRMB , Moreslade als. Muslade 1635 Inq, Musletts , Mussell end 1839TA .'Valley in the moor or marsh', v. mōr , slæd , referring to the wide shallow depression above Sandhurst. Cf. Phonol. § 38 (a ); popular etymology and a wrong analysis of the els. have produced the modern form. Cf. Moorslade (iii, 7infra ).