Highmoor (family)

Highmoor is a family name with historic links to the similar name of Highmore

Traditionally, Highmoors/Highmores have been known to inhabit the English side of the England-Scotland border regions.

The family crests feature either 3 or 4 moorcocks sable, beaked and membered gules with later variations to the same.

The Highmoor/Highmore family can be divided into seven groups of which five left or had subgroups leave England.

The earliest known Highmoor/Highmore is Robertus de Hehmor (d. 1275) who is memorialised at St. Bega's Church on Bassenthwaite Lake, not far from the site of Armathwaite Hall.

'Moorcocks Sable' by Christopher Russell Highmore [Published in 2013] ISBN 

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