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Survey of English Place-Names

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Millsome

Other OS name in the Parish of Coldridge

Historical Forms

  • Mileston 1303 FA 1378 IpmR
  • Mileston juxta Colrygge 1318 Ass

Etymology

is Mileston 1303 FA, 1378 IpmR, Mileston juxta Colrygge 1318Ass . This may , as suggested by Blomé (62) , be from OE mylen stān , ' mill stone . ' There are two quarries near by .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement