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.