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Mill Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Goxhill

Etymology

, cf. molendini de Golse 1155–60 Dane , molendini de Goussa c.1155 ib , ad viam molendini lHy3 (l14) Gox , the old Mill hill 1631Dudd , the millgate 1648LindDep 67 , the Mill gate 1679Terrier , y e Millgate , the mill hill gate 1648LindDep 67 , Millhillgate 1693Foster , Millcroft 1685LindDep 67 , Milcroft 1749Dudd , the Millfield 1775BPD , Mill Field 1775EnclA , v. myln , with hyll , gata , croft and feld .