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.

Midgeholme

Major Settlement in the Parish of Midgeholme

Historical Forms

  • Midgwham 1677 PR(Laner)
  • Midgham 1698 ib
  • Migh-ham 1719 ib

Etymology

The forms are too late for any certainty. The first element is the common midge , the second is probably hwamm , 'marshy hollow.'

Places in the same Parish