Ashmoor Common
Early-attested site in the Parish of Kempsey
Historical Forms
- East mor 972 BCS1282 c.1050
- Astmore c.1830 O
Etymology
This is the 'eastern' marsh-land in contrast to Normoor Common in the same parish. It should be noted however that Ashmoor is to the west of Normoor so that they must have been named from different centres, Ashmoor perhaps from Clifton, Normoor from Kerswell. For Ash cf. Ashbrook (Gl), DBEstbroce .