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.

Midlands Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Chideock

Etymology

( Kelly ) , cf. Hr Midlings & Lr Midlings 1841TA , probably to be associated with Mydmyll '1521Weld 2 , (claus ' voc ') Mydnell (es )1568Weld 2, 1569Weld 2, 1572Weld 2 , from a surname , cf. the f. ns . ( Lt ) Midlands in Stanton St G . par. and Gt Midlands ,Midlands Mdw in Wootton F . par . both infra .