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.

Maggra Park

Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Ayton

Historical Forms

  • Magerbrigge 1230–50 Guis
  • Maugrepark 1407 YI
  • Maugrey 1575 FF

Etymology

v. pearroc . The form Maugre - possibly indicates that the first element is the OE  pers. name Mæþelgār ; cf. Meagre (PN BedsHu 264).

Places in the same Parish