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.

Moat Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Birstall

Historical Forms

  • Moothill 1743 LdsM
  • Moit Hall 1817 M

Etymology

, Moothill 1743 LdsM, Moit Hall 1817 M , judging by the last spelling ( cf. Phonol. § 30 ) , from mōt ' meeting ' and hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement