Longstone Moor
hill or mountain · Derbyshire · 395m
Ethels
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to a moorland area characterized by a long stone or standing stone. 'Longstone' describes the stone, and 'Moor' denotes the terrain.
Word origins
- Longstone
- Old EnglishAttestedlong stone(from lang "long", stān "stone")
- Moor
- Old Englishopen, uncultivated land(from mōr "moorland")