Muker
Major Settlement in the Parish of Grinton
Historical Forms
- Meuhaker 1274 YI
- Muaker 1577 Saxton
- Mewacre 16 VCHi.242
- Mewker 1606 NR
Etymology
'Small cultivated field' v. akr . The first element is ON mjór adj. 'thin, narrow, small' which enters into the Scand p.n.'s Mjovidale (Landnamabók) and Mjøvik (NG ii. 41).