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.

Flockton Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Thornhill

Historical Forms

  • Flockton moore (head) 1626,1669 PRThl
  • the moreheade 1612 ib

Etymology

, Flockton moore (head )1626, 1669 PRThl, the moreheade 1612 ib , v. mōr , hēafod .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement