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.

Morker

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ripon

Historical Forms

  • Morcher 12 Font 1135–53 YCh64 1156 Fount
  • Morker 12 Fount 1162–99 YCh81,121 c.1190 Fount 1676 Dep
  • Morkar 1457 FountBurs
  • Morcarre 1547 Ripi

Etymology

Morker, Morcher 12 Font, 1135–53 YCh 64, 1156 Fount, Morker 12 Fount, 1162–99 YCh 81, 121, c. 1190 Fountet freq to 1676Dep , Morkar 1457 FountBurs, Morcarre 1547 Rip i. 'Moorland marsh', v. mōr , kjarr .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site