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Two Mills

Other OS name in the Parish of Shotwick

Historical Forms

  • Two Milnes on the Heath 1668 Sheaf
  • the Two Mills on the Heath 1750,1763 ib
  • the Two Mills of the Heath 1740 ib

Etymology

( 109–353735 ) , 1831 Bry , Two Milnes on the Heath 1668 Sheaf, the Two Mills on the Heath 1750, 1763 ib, the Two Mills of the Heath 1740 ib , cf. Twomills Fm 207infra , Two Mills Fm 216infra . This is a hamlet in Ledsham , Puddington , Capenhurst and Shotwick townships supposed to be named from two mills once standing here , v. twā , myln , cf. Sheaf3 17 (4214) , 18 ( 4241 ) .