Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Wytemull' 1341 Wim

• Wytemylle 1550 DLCt

• album molendinum, Whitemellie (sic) (magne vie de Wymborn' ad Whitemellie) 1372 ChrP

• la Whitemulle 1389 DLRent

• molend' blad' voc' Whitemull 1429 DLCt

• Whit(e)myll(e), Whytemyll(e), Whytemill(e) 1504 ib

• the casway to Whitte Mill 1690 Weld1

Etymology

White Mill (ST 958006), Wytemull '1341Wim , Wytemylle 1550DLCt , album molendinum , Whitemellie (sic) (magne vie de Wymborn ' ad Whitemellie )n.d. (1372) ChrP , la Whitemulle 1389DLRent , Whytemullecroft (e )1404, Whitemullecroft (e )1433Marten , molend ' blad ' voc ' Whitemull 1429DLCt , Whit (e )myll (e ), Whytemyll (e ), Whytemill (e )1504ib et passim , the casway to Whitte Mill 1690Weld 1, 'the white mill', from hwīt and myln , with croft , cauce ; it gives name to White Mill Bridge in Sturminster M. par. supra , to Mill Lane infra , and probably to Milham 1469DLCt , v. hamm .