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.

Mitley Spinney

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cottesbrooke

Historical Forms

  • Mittelowehul t.Hy3 Brudenell

Etymology

Mitley Spinney is Mittelowehul t. Hy 3Brudenell . The name Mittelhul (1416 AD iii) in Yelvertoft is probably for Middelhul , and suggests that the name here may really be Middellowe , 'middle hill.' The ground is much broken.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement