Middleton Quernhow
Major Settlement in the Parish of Hutton Conyers
Historical Forms
- Middeltun(e) 1086 DB
- Medelton 1208 FF
- in the Mire 15 VCHi.392
- in the Myers 1578 FF
- Whernehow 15 VCHi.392
Etymology
'Middle farm' v. middel , tun . It is the centre of a number of tuns .
For Quernhow v. Quernhow 224infra . The affix in le Mire is the same as that in Ainderby Mires 239infra and refers to the marshy nature of the land (v. myrr ).