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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cut Mill (Lane)

Other OS name in the Parish of Hinton St Mary

Historical Forms

  • (water greist mill called) Cut(te)myll(e), Cutmyl Close Eliz LRMB
  • Cuttmill [Bridge] 1791 Boswell
  • Cut Mill 1811 OS

Etymology

, (water greist mill called )Cut (te )myll (e ), Cutmyl Close ElizLRMB , Cuttmill [Bridge]1791 Boswell, Cut Mill 1811 OS , from cut ' water-channel ' , myln ; there is mention of a mill at Hinton in 1086 DB(VCHDo 382) .