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Survey of English Place-Names

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Moor Fm and Moor Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rickmansworth

Historical Forms

  • la More c.1180 StAlbansO 1367 Extent 1428 Annales
  • Mora 1294 SR
  • Moore 1460 Pat
  • Moore parke 1594 SP
  • Morehouse 1598 N
  • Moorehall 1604 FF

Etymology

Moor Fm and Moor Park is la More c. 1180StAlbansO , 1367Extent , 1428 Annales, Mora 1294SR , Moore 1460 Pat, Moore parke 1594SP , Morehouse 1598 N, Moorehall 1604FF . v. mor . The original site of the settlement was evidently at Moor Fm, which lies low by the Colne near a tract of marshy land.