Origin of surname 'Mosley'?

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Origin of surname 'Mosley'?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: While pursuingthe origin of the surname Mosley, the following links regarding surname products peddlers should be taken into consideration

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About a year ago, this gentleman was putting together as much as he could regarding the various branches in the UK.
That does not guarantee where your Mosley line comes from, but you might keep it in mind. Most of us here strongly advise you to work your own ancestry back from yourself, and use good documentation to be sure of accurate information. Mosley
English (chiefly southern Yorkshire and Lancashire): habitational name from any of several places called Mos(e)ley in central, western, and northwestern England. The obvious derivation is from Old English mos ‘peat bog’ + leah ‘woodland clearing’, but the one in southern Birmingham (Museleie in Domesday Book) had as its first element Old English mus ‘mouse’, while one in Staffordshire (Molesleie in Domesday Book) had the genitive case of the Old English byname Moll.