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Morley Carr

Other OS name in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Morley car(r)e 1537 WYD 1643 PRBfd
  • Neyther Maurley Kar 1556 WYD

Etymology

, Morley car (r )e 1537 WYD, 1643 PRBfd, Neyther Maurley Kar 1556 WYD , cf. also Morleysyks 1307 WYD , v. mōr ( here the moor is Low Moorsupra ) , lēah , kjarr ' marsh ' , sīc ' stream ' ; cf. Morley ii, 182supra ( from which , however , it is distinct ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement