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.

Moorhayes

Other OS name in the Parish of Washfield

Historical Forms

Morheghes 1330 SR

Morehay 1464 FF

Moorehayes 1620 Recov

Etymology

is Morheghes 1330SR (p), Morehay 1464FF , Moorehayes 1620Recov . v. mor , (ge)hæg .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement

Washfield