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.

Mickley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • Miclaleia c.1150 Bodl4
  • Micclelæia, Miccleleia 1153–60 YCh1556
  • Michelay 13 YDiv
  • Mickelay 1276 RH

Etymology

Mickley (lost), Miclaleia c. 1150Bodl 4, Micclelæia , Miccleleia 1153–60 YCh 1556 (Kirkst 56), Michelay 13 YD iv, Mickelay 1276 RH.'Great clearing', v. micel , lēah .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name