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.

Moorwood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Morwd 13 Hlm
  • Morwod(e) a.1290 Hall 1366 Hlm 1385 SheffMan
  • Morewod 1379 PT 1440 SheffMan
  • Morewood 1486 1822 Langd
  • Marwood 1653 WillS

Etymology

Moorwood, Morwd 13 Hlm (p), Morwod (e )a. 1290 Hall, 1366 Hlm, 1385 SheffMan (p), Morewod 1379 PT (p), 1440 SheffMan, Morewood 1486 ibet passim to 1822 Langd, Marwood 1653 WillS. 'Wood on the moor', v. mōr , wudu .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name