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.

Mucklow Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Halesowen

Historical Forms

  • de Michelowe 1278 Ct

Etymology

'Great hill,' v. micel , hlaw , aptly descriptive of the steep hill down which the Birmingham road descends into Halesowen.