Meppershall

English

Etymology

Recorded as Maperteshale in the Domesday Book, the village's name derives from the rare Old English personal name Mæþelbeorht, which is formed by the elements mæþel (“assembly”) and beorht (“bright, clear”), + -s- + healh (“corner, recess, nook”).

Proper noun

Meppershall

1. A village and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire, England (OS grid ref TL1436).

References

• Survey of English Place-Names