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.

Moors Head

Other OS name in the Parish of Dean Prior

Historical Forms

  • Morisheaved 1340 SR
  • Moryshede 1460 FF
  • Morlaund juxta Overedene 1291 Ass

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Morisheaved 1340SR (p), Moryshede 1460FF . The moor (v. mor) is that referred to in Morlaund juxta Overedene 1291Ass .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement