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.

Moorhouse

Early-attested site in the Parish of Laxton

Historical Forms

  • Morhus 1231 Cl
  • Morhuses 1232 Ch
  • Laxton Morehouse 1324 FF
  • Laxton Morehowse 1549 Pat

Etymology

Moorhouse is Morhus 1231 Cl, Morhuses 1232 Ch, Laxton Morehouse 1324FF , Laxton Morehowse 1549 Pat. 'House(s) on the mor or marshy land.'