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.

Low Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Scales Moor 1823 M

Etymology

, 1859OS , formerly called Scales Moor 1823 M from Scales (supra ) , v. mōr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement