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Survey of English Place-Names

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Methley Mires

Early-attested site in the Parish of Methley

Historical Forms

  • Mires 1339 Meth
  • (the) Myers 1373,1386 MethMR
  • the town Mires 1516 ib

Etymology

Methley Mires, Mires 1339 Meth, (the ) Myers 1373, 1386 MethMR, the town Mires 1516 ib, cf. also The Miers comon 1592 Meth, Myredike 1460 MethMR, Miringdikes Hy 6 ib, Myreside 1386 ib. v. mýrr 'swamp, mire', dīc , eng , sīde .