Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Smithmoor Common 1635 GT

• Smith Moor 1718 GT

• the common of Smethmoor 1728 SBL4336

• Smythymoor 1803 SBL4375

• Smithsmoor 1867 SBL4351

• Smithy Moor Meadows or Smith Moor Meadows 1826 SBL4357

• Smithymoor 1838 TA

Etymology

, Smithmoor Common 1635 GT, Smith Moor 1718 GT,the common of Smethmoor 1728SBL 4336 , Smythymoor 1803SBL 4375 ,Smithsmoor 1867SBL 4351 , Smithy Moor Meadows or Smith Moor Meadows 1826SBL 4357 , Smithymoor 1838TA . On 1833 OS Smith Moor occurs twice , applied to groups of houses nearly a mile apart at the N . and S . ends of a long , narrow marsh on the boundary of Bletchley and Longford townships . On TAMap this strip is divided into rectangular enclosures , many called Smithymoor , some called Inclosures , Allotments and Crofts . The name may be identical with Smedmore PN Do 1 86 and Smithy Moor in Cockshut supra , which are considered to be ' smoothmarsh ' , from smēðe . However, TAMap has a field called Lower Yard and Smithy at the N . end of the marsh , and a Smithy Green nearby , so in this instance the meaning may be ' marsh near a smithy ' .