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.

Moorthwaite

Other OS name in the Parish of Woodside

Historical Forms

  • le Morthuayt 1332 SR
  • Murethwayt 1461–7 Norfolk
  • Moorethwate 1578 Cocker

Etymology

is le Morthuayt 1332 SR (p), Murethwayt 1461–7Norfolk , Moorethwate 1578Cocker . v. mōr , þveit .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement