Beard Mill
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stanton Harcourt
Historical Forms
- Berdemulne early13th Bodl
- Burdemulne 1278–9 RH
- Berdedmille 1375 Bodl
Etymology
Beard Mill is Berdemulne early 13thBodl , Burdemulne 1278–9 RH (p), Berdedmille 1375Bodl (p). Cf. Beardirull Stream 1712FF . The first element may be a mutated form of OE bord , such as occurs in ON byrði . The meaning would then be 'mill made of boards,' v. myln .