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.

Standish Moreton, Moreton Green

Early-attested site in the Parish of Standish

Historical Forms

  • Moreton 1327 SR
  • Standishe Morton 1547 Pat 1579 FF
  • Murton 1614 ib
  • Morton Green 1830 M

Etymology

Standish Moreton, Moreton Green, Moreton 1327SR , Standishe Morton 1547 Pat, 1579FF , Murton 1614 ib, Morton Green 1830 M.'Marshland farmstead', v. mōr , tūn .