TEESDALE PLACE-NAMES. l39 



Bowes Moor — anciently Boghes ; erroneously said to be from 

 the bow, arcus. Langstaffe's Eicbmondsbire. 'Mor, moor. 



Brignal Moor — from its three bridges. A.-i:^. Irycg, bridge, 

 and mdr, moor. 



Cotherstone Moor — moor of Cuthbert's, or Codre's tun. 



Gilmonby Moor — moor of Oilman' s-by or dwelling. 



Harthope Moor — moor of the hope of the hart. 



Hungerthwaite Moor — see Thwaite ; Hundred, or Hunger- 

 thwaite = barren clearing. 



Hutton Moor — moor of the high tun. See Ton. 



Ireshope Moor — ^from Ir, the god of war. See Hope. 



Lartington Moor — moor of the Lirting's tiiu. See Ton. 



Lune Moor — by the- river Lune, and west of it. 



Mickleton Moor — moor of the big tun. 



Moor House Cot — pleonasm. Cot of the house of the moor. 

 All three words are A.-S. 



Moor Row— row of houses on or near the moor. 



Moory Lea — wild pasture. 



Morey "Mor-ey=: Moor "Water." Bell. See Moeey. 



Eoger Moor — Soger's Moor. 



Bomaldkirk Moor — Eomualdus' Church Moor. See Romaxb 

 Kike: and Keek. 



Scargill Moor — High and Low S. Moor of the gill at the Scar. 



Stainmore — anciently Stanesmore and Steinmor, stony moor. 



Swinhope Moor — Slanting Hope Moor. 



"Westernhope Moor — moor of the "Western Hope. 



"Westwick Moor — of the western village. 



"Wytham Moor — from A.-S. withy, a twisted rod, willow, 

 withy, ham, home, mor, moor. "Wythburn, in Cumberland. 



Upper Teesdale is a district of moors. 



• Moeeton. 

 The moor town. A.-S. mor, moor and tun, a dwelling. 



MOEEY. 



The moor water, or the moor at the water; A.-S. mor, moor, 

 and ey, water. 



