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.

South Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Sedgefield

Historical Forms

  • The southmoor 1647 ParlSurv
  • (the) South Moor 1650 Bran 1817 ib
  • le Southmoor 1722 HC/CB
  • le South moore 1735 ib
  • South Moor Farm or Howlet Hall Farm 1817 Bran

Etymology

: The southmoor 1647 ParlSurv, (the ) South Moor 1650Bran , 1817ib , le Southmoor 1722HC /CB , le South moore 1735ib , South Moor Farm or Howlet Hall Farm 1817Bran .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site