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.

Murrow

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wisbech St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Morrowe 1376,1383 Ely 1384 Elien
  • (le) Murrow(e) 1420– 1515 Ct
  • Marrowe t.Hy8 Rental
  • Murroughe 1554 EAix
  • Wisbech Moorroe 1597 WisbechMap

Etymology

Murrow is Morrowe 1376, 1383 Ely, 1384Elien , (le ) Murrow (e )1420– 1515Ct , Marrowe t. Hy 8Rental , Murroughe 1554 EA ix, Wisbech Moorroe 1597Wisbech Map . 'Row (of cottages) in the marsh,' v. mōr , rāw .