Mickleover
English
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Etymology
[edit]From Middle English Mycheloure, from Old English miċel (“great”) + ōfer (“ridge”). Recorded as Ufram Majorem in 1087 from Old English ōfer + Latin maior (“great”), and as Magna Oura in 1223 from Latin magnus (“large”) + Old English ōfer.
Proper noun
[edit]Mickleover
- A large suburban village and ward on the west side of the City of Derby, Derbyshire, England (OS grid ref SK3034).
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- en:Villages in Derbyshire, England
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