← Back to map

Moortown

suburban area · Hampshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

This name refers to a town or settlement located on a moor. It combines the Old English word 'mōr' (moor, heath) with 'tūn' (town, settlement, farmstead).

Word origins

Moor
Old Englishmoor, heath(from mōr "moor, heath")
town
Old Englishtown, settlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, settlement, farmstead")