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.

Moor End, Moor Fm & Moor Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Northenden

Historical Forms

  • Moorsyde 1602 Orm2, Earw
  • (the) Moorside 1644 ib
  • Morside 1646 ib
  • Moorend 1831 Bry
  • Northen Moor 1860 White

Etymology

, Moorsyde 1602 Orm2, Earw, (the ) Moorside 1644 ib, Morside 1646 ib, Moorend 1831 Bry, Northen Moor 1860 White , v. mōr 1 , sīde , cf. Northendensupra .