Mow Fen
Early-attested site in the Parish of Littleport
Historical Forms
- Littleport mowefen voc. mourefen 1660 Dugd
- Mow fenn 1706 Moore
Etymology
Mow Fen is Littleport mowefen voc. mourefen 1660Dugd , Mow fenn 1706 Moore. Cf. “Mow Fens or Lamas Grounds consisting of the Lots or doles of divers persons…out of the mowing grounds” 1637BedL ii, 264 (Wicken), Draiton Mowffen 1636 BedL, le Mowe fenne 1661Ct (Upwell).
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Apes Hall
- Burnt Fen
- Camel Drove
- Chain Fm
- Croft Hills
- Crouch Moor
- Deepney Drove
- Hale Drove
- Hawkins's Drove
- Sketchdoles Fm
- Spaindelf Fm
- Weltmore Fm
- Wood Fen
Other OS name
- Crouch Moor Fm
- Black Bank
- Black Horse Drove
- Old Pool Drove
- Poplar Drove
- Willow Row Drove
- Black Horse Fm
- Burnt Chimney Drove
- Dairy Houses
- Burnt Fen
- Cross Drove
- Grubb's Fm
- Hill Fm
- The Holmes
- The Hundreds
- Littleport Bridge
- Littleport Fields
- Lock Spit Fm
- Mare Fen
- Middle Drove
- Mildenhall Drain
- The Plains
- Portley Hill
- Rack Fen
- Sandhill
- Scotland Fm
- Wadlode Fm
- West Moor Drove
- West Moor Fen
- White Hall Fm
- White Ho Fm
- White House Drove
- Willow Row Fms