Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• The sewer or drain called Midby 1715 BarrowTB

• the ancient watercourse called Midby 1803 EnclA

• a Drain or Sewer called the Midby 1822 Terrier

Etymology

( local ) , The sewer or drain called Midby 1715 BarrowTB, the ancient watercourse called Midby 1803EnclA , a Drain or Sewer called the Midby 1822Terrier , the forms are late , but this may be a partial anglicisation of Scand . miðr í bȳ literally ' middle in the village ' and comparable to Northiby and Suthiby from norðr í bȳ and suðr í bȳ , respectively ' north in thevillage ' and ' south in the village ' , recorded elsewhere in L .