mˈɔɪlɡɹoʊv wʌz dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ sˈæmjuːl lˈuːɪs ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi θɹˈiː æz ɐ pˈæɹɪʃ ʌv ɛŋklˈoʊzd ˈæɹɐbəl lˈænd ænd pˈæstʃɚ wɪð sˌʌm fˈoːɹhˈʌndɹɪd ɪnhˈæbɪtənts.
Moylgrove was described by Samuel Lewis in 1833 as a parish of enclosed arable land and pasture with some 400 inhabitants.