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Survey of English Place-Names

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Mossthwaite

Other OS name in the Parish of Slaidburn

Historical Forms

  • Mossethwaithouse 1538 MinAcct
  • Mostwhayte 1554 Pat
  • Mosthwaite 1585 WillY

Etymology

, Mossethwaithouse 1538MinAcct , Mostwhayte 1554 Pat, Mosthwaite 1585 WillY , ' clearing near the bog ' , v. mos , þveit .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name