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.

Milltown

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ashover

Historical Forms

  • Milnetown (sic) 1316 Yeat
  • Mylneton(e) 1454 Woll 1519 DbAxix
  • Mylnetowyne 1543 Ct
  • Mylnetowne 1547 StarChamb 1557,1567,1574 FF

Etymology

Milltown, Milnetown (sic)1316 Yeat, Mylneton (e )1454Woll , 1519 DbA xix, Mylnetowyne 1543Ct , Mylnetowne 1547StarChamb , 1557, 1567, 1574FF . 'Mill farm', v. myln , tūn ; the development to -town suggests that this is perhaps a late name.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement