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.

Moorlands

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkburton

Historical Forms

  • the Moreland 1699 YAS
  • Moore lands 1709 WMB

Etymology

, the Moreland 1699YAS 28, 12, Moore lands 1709 WMB , v. mōr , land .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site