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.

the medow

Field in the Parish of Rearsby

Historical Forms

  • the medow 1601 Terrier
  • the meddow 1612 Terrier 1625 Terrier

Etymology

the medow 1601, the meddow 1612, 1625 (v. mǣd (mǣdwe obl. sg.))