Mill Screed
Early-attested site in the Parish of Birdsall
Etymology
Mill Screed (6″). Cf. Byrdsall Mylne 1535 VE, v. myln .Screed refers to a landslide (OScand skrið 'landslide,' cf. Scrath, PN NRY 160), and nearby we have Earthquake Plantation and Landslip Screed (6″). Screed (from OE scrēad ) is also used in ERY in such senses as 'fragment, strip of woodland, fine earth.'