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.

Moss Carr

Other OS name in the Parish of Methley

Historical Forms

  • Mossekerr 1380 MethMR
  • Mosker comon 1592 Meth
  • Mosker lane 1661 PRMth
  • Moscow 1817 M

Etymology

, Mossekerr 1380MethMR, Mosker comon 1592 Meth, Mosker lane 1661 PRMth, Moscow 1817 M , v. mos ' moss, bog ' , kjarr ' marsh ' .