Upper Moor's Gully
valley · West Berkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name refers to the upper part of a narrow valley or ravine, likely named after a person called 'Moor' or a moorland area. 'Gully' is a term for a small ravine.
Word origins
- Upper
- Old EnglishAttestedhigher, further up(from uf(e)rra "higher")
- Moor's
- Old Englishbelonging to Moor (personal name)(from Moor "personal name")
- Gully
- Unknownravine, channel