Great (Little) Moorsholm
Major Settlement in the Parish of Skelton
Historical Forms
- Morehusum 1086 DB
- Mores(h)um 12 Guis 1328 Banco
- Magna Morsum, parva Morsum 13,1222–40 Guis 1257,1292 Ch 1273 YI
- petit Morsum 1404 YI
- Parva Morsom, Little Morsom, Great Morsom 1285 KI 1301 LS 1348 FF 1404 YI
- Muressom 1412 YI
- Moresham 1610 Speed
Etymology
'(At) the houses on the mor.' v. hus .