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.

Moorshall Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kington St Michael

Historical Forms

  • (betweox) morsceagan 1043 KCD767 c.1225
  • la Morshawe 1279 Ass 1360 FF
  • Moreshall 1517 WMiv
  • Moreshawe Mead 1582 NQiii

Etymology

Moorshall Fm is (betweox ) morsceagan 1043 (c. 1225) KCD 767, la Morshawe 1279Ass (p), 1360FF , Moreshall 1517 WM iv, Moreshawe Mead 1582 NQ iii. 'Wood or copse in the marshy place,' v. mor , sceaga .