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Survey of English Place-Names

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East Moor

Other OS name in the Parish of Wakefield

Historical Forms

  • (le) Eastmore 1607 Surv 1639 WillY 1678 Tayl
  • Eastmoor 1709 WMB

Etymology

, (le ) Eastmore 1607Surv , 1639 WillY, 1678 Tayl, Eastmoor 1709 WMB , v. ēast , mōr ; it lies east of the town .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site