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.

Milton Green, Milton Green Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Handley

Historical Forms

  • Milneton 1257 AddCh
  • Milneton 13 Add 1525
  • Mulneton 13 Vern 1417 Orm2
  • le Mulneton 1402 ChRR
  • Mullington 1289 Court
  • Multon 1407(p),1433 ChRR
  • Milton 1510,1515 Plea
  • Milton Green 1671 Sheaf 1842 OS
  • Green Farm 1831 Bry
  • Melton 1524 Plea

Etymology

'Mill farm or mill-enclosure', from myln and tūn , with grēne 2 .