Flatmoor Field
Early-attested site in the Parish of Wisbech St Peter
Historical Forms
- Flackemore 1221 ElyA 1310
- Flak(e)more 1331 Ct
- feilde 1436 SewersC
- Flat(t)mo(o)re t.Hy8 Rental 1570 Imb
- fodit flackys 1376 Ct
- flackes and semys super dictum fossatum 1450 ib
Etymology
Flatmoor Field is Flackemore 1221ElyA , 1310Ct , Flak (e )more 1331Ct , (feilde ) 1436SewersC , Flat (t )mo (o )re t. Hy 8Rental , 1570 Imb.The first element is probably the word found in the phrases fodit flackys 1376Ct and flackes and semys super dictum fossatum 1450 ib. in Wisbech. That would seem to be the word flak or flack used of a turf (EDD s. v. flag ). Hence 'marsh where turves are cut,' v. mōr .