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.

Mickleborough Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Averham

Historical Forms

  • miclan beorh 958 BCS1029 14th
  • Mikelberg 13th Rufford
  • Mickelbarrowe 1594 EcclComm
  • Mickleborowe hades 1608 ib
  • Mickelborrowe beck 1618 ib

Etymology

Mickleborough Hill is miclan beorh (dat.) 958 (14th) BCS 1029, Mikelberg 13thRufford , Mickelbarrowe 1594EcclComm , Mickleborowe hades 1608 ib., Mickelborrowe beck 1618 ib. 'Big hill,' v. micel , beorg , berg . The name may be either English or Scandinavian in origin. For hades , v. infra 284.

Places in the same Parish