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Survey of English Place-Names

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Mavis

Other OS name in the Parish of Bradford

Historical Forms

  • Mawvise 1704 LPTax
  • Morphas 1850 TA

Etymology

, Mawvise 1704 LPTax, Morphas 1850TA , probably a Fr . p.n . ' bad view ' ( OFr  mal-vis ) , the opposite of Fr .p.ns. like Belveze ' beautiful view ' ( Gröhler 438 ) ; Morphas is a curious orthographic effort .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name