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.

Markyate

Parish in the County of Hertfordshire

Etymology

Markyate was formed into a parish in 1888 from parts of Flamstead and Caddington, together with the hamlet of Humbershoe in Studham (Beds).

Major Settlements

Other places in this Parish

Early-attested site