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.

Micklethwaite

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bingley

Historical Forms

  • Muceltu(o)it 1086 DB
  • Michelwait 1196 P
  • Mikelthuayt l.12 YChvi 13 Drax44
  • Mikeltweyt 1268 Baild
  • Mi(c)klethwaite 1547 WillY 1597 FF

Etymology

Micklethwaite, Muceltu (o )it 1086 DB, Michelwait 1196 P, Mikelthuayt l. 12 YCh vi, 13Drax 44, Mikeltweyt 1268 Baild, Mi (c )klethwaite 1547 WillY, 1597 FF. 'Great clearing', v. mikill , þveit , cf. Micklethwaite 176infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name