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.

High Mdw

Field in the Parish of Wistow

Historical Forms

  • 1969 Surv 1690 Terrier
  • highe meddow 1625 Terrier

Etymology

High Mdw (1690, highe meddow 1625, v. hēah 1, mēd (mēdwe obl. sg.))