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Moseley Fm & Moseley Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Adel

Historical Forms

  • Mosseleia 12 Kirkst
  • silve voc' Mosley 1554 MinAcct 1597 SessnR
  • Moisley 1622 Comm
  • Moselay, Moseley 1702 PRAdel
  • Moseley Wood 1739 LdsM

Etymology

Moseley Fm & Moseley Wood, Mosseleia 12 Kirkst, silve voc ' Mosley 1554MinAcct 319, 1597 SessnR, Moisley 1622Comm , Moselay , Moseley 1702 PRAdel, Moseley Wood 1739 LdsM. 'Clearing near a bog', v. mos , lēah , cf. Moseley ii, 48supra .