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.

Marsett

Early-attested site in the Parish of Aysgarth

Historical Forms

  • Moursette 1285 YI
  • Mouressate 1283 Rich
  • Mouresgate 1280 YI

Etymology

With this name should go Mouresgate 1280 YI, unless this is an error for Mouressate .

v. sætr . Lindkvist suggests that the first element is ON  maurr 'an ant,' probably used as a pers. n. For the development of ON  au to a , cf. Addlebrough 262supra .