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.

Micklehurst

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mottram in Longdendale

Historical Forms

  • Micklehurst 1831 Bry
  • Mikelhourst 1345 Eyre
  • Mukelhurst 1358 MinAcct
  • Muculhurst 1360 ib
  • Mucclehurst 1362 ib
  • Mulchurst 1724 NotCestr

Etymology

Micklehurst (101–9702), Micklehurst 1831 Bry, Mikelhourst 1345Eyre , Mukelhurst 1358MinAcct , Muculhurst 1360ib , Mucclehurst 1362ib , Mulchurst 1724 NotCestr, 'the great wooded-hill', v. micel , mikill , hyrst , cf. Lytelhurst 1358MinAcct , Lit (t )elhurst 1360, 1362ib , Rental , v. lȳtel 'little'. Micklehurst is now included in Mossley La.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site