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.

Mickle Mere

Field in the Parish of Mickleover

Historical Forms

  • 1846 Survey
  • le Mikelmor 1306 Ass

Etymology

Mickle Mere(le Mikelmor 1306 Ass,'great moor', v. micel, mōr1, with the common interchange of mōr1 andmere1)

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement