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.

Spofforth Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Spofforth

Historical Forms

  • The Moor, Moor Close 1848 TA

Etymology

, The Moor , Moor Close 1848TA , cf. le Morflat 1220–35, 1298 YD iv , le Moreflatte 1317 YD v , v. mōr , flat .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name