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 Gate, Moor Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Rochdale

Historical Forms

  • Moor-yate 1728 PRSad
  • Moor 1771 M

Etymology

, 1843 O.S. , Moor-yate 1728 PRSad , Moor 1771 M , v. mōr , geat .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement