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.

Midgley

Major Settlement in the Parish of Halifax

Historical Forms

  • Micleie 1086 DB
  • Miggelay, Miggeley 13 YDvi 1235 YChviii 1274–1323 WCR 1288 YI 1309 Ext 1452 Pat
  • Myggelay 1538 PRHfx
  • Migel', Migelay, Migeley 1276 RH 1314 WCR 1379 PT 1404 MinAcct 1478 Testiii 1538 FF
  • Midg(e)ley, Mydg(e)ley 1536 Rent 1544 PRHfx 1546 WillY 1608 FF

Etymology

'Midge-infested clearing or glade' or 'one with a manure heap', v. mycg or micge 'manure', lēah , cf. Midgley ii, 207supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name