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.

Morton Underhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Inkberrow

Historical Forms

  • Holberwe Morton 1275 FF
  • Morton apud Salterestret 1275 Ass
  • Morthone Underhull 1280 For
  • Morton juxta Indeberg 1289 Wigorn
  • Comynes Morton 14th VCHiii.423

Etymology

This 'marsh-farm' (v. mor , tun ) is distinguished from other Mortons in the county as by Holberrow, by Salters Street (v. supra 7), under the hills of Inkberrow, and by Inkberrow itself. Held by the Comyn family in the 14th cent. (VCH, loc. cit .).