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.

Melmerby Mire

Other OS name in the Parish of Melmerby

Historical Forms

  • le Miers, le Myres, le Myers ib.

Etymology

is le Miers , le Myres , le Myers ib. v. mýrr .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement