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.

Mash Water

Other OS name in the Parish of Hilton

Historical Forms

  • Marsh Water [Bridge] 1791 Boswell

Etymology

, Marsh Water [Bridge]1791 Boswell , the name of a short stretch of Devil 's Brook near Brewery (6″) , probably from mersc ' marsh ' but perhaps influenced by ModE  mash , a brewing term meaning ' malt mixed with hot water to form wort ' .