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Survey of English Place-Names

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Byde Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Corsham

Historical Forms

  • Bidemille 1273 Aubrey
  • Bidemulle t.Ed1 Lacock
  • Bydemel 1300 For
  • Bydemulle t.Ed3 ib
  • Bydemylle 1450 Trop

Etymology

Byde Mill (6″) is Bidemille 1273 Aubrey, Bidemulle t. Ed 1Lacock , Bydemel 1300For , Bydemulle t. Ed 3 ib., Bydemylle 1450 Trop.The mill lies on an unnamed tributary of the Avon which joins that river at Reybridge in Lacock. For the history of the name, v. Bydemill Brook supra 4.