 The village is mentioned in the "Domesday Book" as "Mitune" in the "Bulford hundred".Prior to the Norman invasion, the manor was split between "Ligulf", "Gospatric" and "Alverle".After 1086, the manor was the possession of Robert de Mortain, who tenanted some of the land to "Niel Fossard" and some to "Robert de Stutevil".