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.

Moor Ho(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Emley

Historical Forms

  • Morhouses in Emley 1562 WB16
  • Morehouse 1569 WillY

Etymology

( lost ) , 1817 M , Morhouses in Emley 1562WB 16,Morehouse 1569 WillY , v. prec. , hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site