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.

Michel Grove

Early-attested site in the Parish of Clapham

Historical Forms

  • Muchelegraua, Muchelegraue 1193 P 1321 Cl
  • Miclegrave 1201 Cur
  • Michelgrave 1242 Fees689 1268,1303 FF 1279 Ass 1320 Ipm
  • Michelgreve 1291 Cl
  • Michelgrene (sic) 1320 Cl
  • Mitchellgrove in Clapham 1726 MarC
  • Muchelgrove 1278 Ipm 1300 Ipm
  • Mochegrove 1412 FA
  • Mochelgrave 1432 IpmR

Etymology

'Great grove,' v. micel , grafa . There is still much woodland here.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement