Goosemoor Green
hamlet · Staffordshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Goosemoor Green likely refers to a village green or common area situated near a marshy place frequented by geese. It combines Old English 'gōs' (goose), 'mōr' (marsh, moor), and 'grēne' (village green).
Word origins
- Goosemoor
- Old EnglishAttestedmarshy place frequented by geese(from gōs "goose", mōr "marsh, moor, waste land")
- Green
- Old EnglishAttestedvillage green, common land(from grēne "green, grassy place")