Moresby

English

Etymology

The Cumbrian settlement was recorded as Moresceby c.1160, the farmstead or village of a man called Maurice.

Proper noun

Moresby

  1. A civil parish and locality in Copeland borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NX9821). [1]
  2. A rural town and locality in Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.
  3. A locality north-east of Geraldton in the City of Greater Geraldton, Western Australia.
  4. A surname.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Cumbria)
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