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.

Meugher

Other OS name in the Parish of Kirkby Malzeard

Historical Forms

  • Magare (sic) 1120 Whit
  • Mukowe 1307 YI
  • Mewhaw 1717 Raist
  • Meugher Hill 1771 M
  • Mewpha 1840 TA

Etymology

, Magare (sic)1120 Whit 429,Mukowe 1307 YI, Mewhaw 1717Raist , Meugher Hill 1771 M,Mewpha 1840TA , possibly ' small hill ' , v. mjór , haugr .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site