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.

Moor End

Early-attested site in the Parish of Yardley Gobion

Historical Forms

  • la Mora 1168 P
  • la More 1200 Cur 1202 FF
  • La Morende 1304 Ipm
  • Le Mourhende 1316 Ipm
  • Le Morhende 1353 Ipm
  • Moresend(e) 1364 Pat 1394 Cl 1399,1409,1415 Pat
  • Moreyend 1498 ADiii

Etymology

Moor End is la Mora 1168 P (p), la More 1200 Cur, 1202FF , La Morende 1304 Ipm, Le Mourhende 1316 Ipm, Le Morhende 1353 Ipm, Moresend (e )1364 Pat, 1394 Cl, 1399, 1409, 1415 Pat, Moreyend 1498 AD iii. 'Marsh end,' v. mor .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement