In former times it was known by the name of La Hogue-Bye, and the following legend, quoted from Le Livre noir de Coutances, gives the origin of its celebrity:In remote times, a moor or fen in this part of Jersey, was the retreat of a monstrous serpent or dragon, which spread terror and devastation throughout the island.

Moors is the spots for cold Irish, and gives yer the primest of pecks.

The so-called Moors of Senegal and the Sahara, as well as those of Morocco, are chiefly a mixture of Berbers, Arabs and Negroes; but the present Moors located in the northern coast of Africa, are rather the descendants from the various conquering nations, and especially from renegades and Christian slaves.

Preston Moor is a tract of waste land on the western edge of the town.

The Moor, which amongst other things embraced the "hill" we have mentioned, was a rough wildish placea rude looking common; but it seems to have been well liked by the people, for upon it they used to hold trade meetings, political demonstrations, &c.; and for 65 yearsfrom 1726 to 1791 horse races were annually run upon it.

This moor was a desert.