Shotwell Mill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Rothwell
Historical Forms
- Schotewelle 1285 Ass
- Shotelmyll t.Hy7 MinAcct
- Shottwell feild t.Eliz LRMB
Etymology
Shotwell Mill is Schotewelle 1285Ass (p) (bis), Shotelmyll t. Hy 7MinAcct , Shottwell feild t. ElizLRMB . This is probably from OE sceōta -wiell , 'trout-stream.' Cf. the name Shotenewell (t. Hy 3 AD iii), a field-name in Brixworth, containing sceōtena the gen. pl. of sceōta .