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.

Mirethwaite

Other OS name in the Parish of Shap

Historical Forms

  • Myertwhait 1540 DRH
  • Myerthwait 1540 MinAcct

Etymology

, Myertwhait 1540DRH , Myerthwait 1540MinAcct , ' clearing in the bog ' , v. mýrr , þveit .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement