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.

Mire Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Sedbergh

Historical Forms

  • Myrchowse (sic) 1489 Pat
  • Mirehowse 1535 VE
  • Myrehouse 1648 PR

Etymology

, Myrchowse (sic)1489 Pat, Mirehowse 1535 VE, Myrehouse 1648 PR , v. mýrr , hūs .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement