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.

Moorhouse

Other OS name in the Parish of Woodside

Historical Forms

  • the Morehouses 1400 Cl
  • Morehouse 1440 IpmR
  • Murrhouse 1562 NB

Etymology

[ mɑrəs ] is the Morehouses 1400 Cl, Morehouse 1440 IpmR,Murrhouse 1562 NB , Moorhouse oth . Marrass 1914 Sale Catalogue . v. mōr , hūs .