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Survey of English Place-Names

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The Whitemoor (Fm)

Other OS name in the Parish of Brewood

Historical Forms

  • Whitemere 1327 SR 1373 Ct
  • Wyt(e)mor 1327 SR 1364 Ct
  • long whitemore 1390 ib
  • Whitemoor 1874 Brewood1
  • The Whitemores 1834 O

Etymology

, Whitemere 1327 SR (p),1373Ct , Wyt (e )mor 1327 SR (p), 1364Ct , long whitemore 1390ib ,Whitemoor 1874 Brewood1, The Whitemores 1834 O , cf. Silnotes whitemore 1401Ct , Whitemor ' lane 1306ib , Whitemerelone 1372ib , White more lane 1569ib , White more leasowe 1569ib , v. hwīt , mōr 1 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement