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.

Wildersmoor, Wildersmoor Fm & Wildersmoor Hall

Other OS name in the Parish of Lymm

Historical Forms

  • Wildsmoor Farm 1831 ib
  • Wilders Moor 1842 OS

Etymology

, Wildsmoor Farm 1831 ib, Wilders Moor 1842 OS , ' deer's moor ' , v. wilder ( wīld - dēor ) , mōr 1 , cf. Wilderspool 145infra .