Mogador
Early-attested site in the Parish of Banstead
Historical Forms
- Maggothaw 1618 LBa
Etymology
Mogador is Maggothaw 1618 LBa. Cf. also Magottlondes 1507, Magothill 1598 LBa. The names are to be associated with the family of Richard Magot found in the parish in 1430 (LBa).The modern form is an absurd corruption, due to association with the place-name in Morocco.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Solom's Court and Wood
- Tadworth
- Burgh, Great and Little
- Canons Fm
- Copt Hill Fm
- Hundred Acres Fm
- Mint Fm
- Park Downs
- Tattenham Lodge and Corner