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Mill Fm, Water Mill Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Stonton Wyville

Historical Forms

  • the Water mill 1609 Bru
  • the water milne 1625 Terrier
  • Molendin' Aquat' 1609 Bru

Etymology

( . 2 ½ ″ ) , the Water mill 1609Bru , the water milne 1625Terrier , v. water-mylne; also recorded asMolendin ' Aquat '1609Bru ( with Lat  molendinum ' a mill ' and aquaticum ' worked by water ' ) .

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