English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Cow Moor

Field in the Parish of Wistow

Historical Forms

  • 1690 Terrier 1690 Terrier
  • Cowmore c.1700 Terrier
  • the North feild 1625 Terrier
  • Mill field c.1700 Terrier

Etymology

Cow Moor (1690, Cowmore c. 1700) (1690, v. feld; one of the great open - fields, called the North feild 1625 and Mill field c. 1700) (v. , mōr 1)