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Mill Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of North Kelsey

Historical Forms

  • North Kelsey Old Mill 1824 O 1830 Gre
  • North Kelsey Mill 1828 Bry
  • Lady Mill Hill 1684 Nelthorpe
  • Lady mill hill 1685 ib
  • Lady Milne-Hill 1710 ib

Etymology

is named from North Kelsey Old Mill 1824 O, 1830 Gre,North Kelsey Mill 1828 Bry, and is probably to be identified withLady Mill Hill 1684Nelthorpe , Lady mill hill 1685ib , Lady Milne -Hill 1710ib , cf. the Lady Mill Hill Close 1673Dixon , Lady Mill Hill Close 1673Nelthorpe , Lady miln hill Close 1720ib , and note also the two Mill Hills 1748Dixon , one of the Mill Hills being that on which the Wind Corn Mill does not stand 1798ib , the other being perhaps NorthKelsey Mills infra .