English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Clap Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Clyst St Lawrence

Historical Forms

  • Clapmylle 1476 Oliver

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Clapmylle 1476 Oliver 125 , probably referring to a mill which had a ' clap ' or ' clapper , ' v. NED s. v. and cf. Clapmella in a Sussex fine of 1206 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement