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Moudy Mea

Other OS name in the Parish of Brough

Historical Forms

  • -Mere 1843 TA

Etymology

, 1863 OS , -Mere 1843TA , ' pastureinfested with moles ' , from ModE dial . ( Lakeland ) moudie ' mole ' , a shortened form of moudy-warp , and for ModE  dial. mea ' pasture ' v. Seavy Man (ii, 13supra ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name