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.

Moregrove

Other OS name in the Parish of Martham

Historical Forms

  • Moregrove Field 1292 Stowe 1514 Duns
  • and Knightsley 1845 White

Etymology

, Moregrove Field 1292Stowe , 1514Duns , Moregrave 1387, Morgrave 1412Ct Martham , Moregrove and Knightsley (asmall manor) 1845 White (303) ; v. mōr 1 , mór and grāf or grǣfe .