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.

Mitchley Marsh

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tottenham

Historical Forms

  • Michelhey 1306 RecStBarts
  • Mocheleye 1327 BM
  • Mochilley, Mochillefeld 1502 Ct

Etymology

Mitchley Marsh is Michelhey 1306 RecStBarts, Mocheleye 1327 BM, Mochilley , Mochillefeld 1502Ct . The earliest form suggests that this name is a compound of OE  micel, 'great, big' and (ge)hæg, 'enclosure.'