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.

Micklehill Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wolston

Historical Forms

  • Miklow, Miklowslade c.1340 Rental

Etymology

Micklehill Fm (6″) is Miklow , Miklowslade c. 1340Rental .Possibly 'big hill or tumulus,' v. micel , hlaw , the modern form being for Micklow Hill. Cf. Mucklow Hill (PN Wo 197).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement