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.

Pittsmoor

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sheffield

Historical Forms

  • Pitsmore 1618,1702 PRSheff
  • Pitts Moor(e) 1708 SheffMisc 1771 M
  • Orepittes 1315 BM 1594 SheffMisc 1623 FF
  • Orpyttes 1397 Hlm
  • Owrepitts 1594 SheffMan
  • the Pittes 1557 SheffMisc

Etymology

Pittsmoor, Pitsmore 1618, 1702 PR Sheff, Pitts Moor (e )1708 SheffMisc, 1771 M; this was a moor (v. mōr) named from Orepittes 1315 BM, 1594 SheffMisc, 1623 FF, Orpyttes 1397 Hlm, Owrepitts 1594 SheffMan, the Pittes 1557 SheffMisc, 'the ore pits', v. ōra 2 , pytt .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

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