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.

Moor Houses

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Morehousenghouse 1308 Font
  • Morehous 1496 FountRent

Etymology

Moor Houses, Morehousenghouse 1308 Font, Morehous 1496Fount Rent . 'Houses on the moor', v. mōr , hūs , eng 'meadow'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site