English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Mirk

Early-attested site in the Parish of Slough

Historical Forms

  • de la Merke 13th ADi
  • Merk 1248 FF

Etymology

'Boundary' v. mearc . The farm is just on the boundary of Datchet and Slough parishes.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement