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Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Tetney

Historical Forms

  • Wind Mill 1705 Haigh 1779 EnclA
  • molendino … de Tetanai eHy2 RAiv
  • a little green by the Mill, the Mill house 1676 Haigh

Etymology

( lost , approx TA 305 015 ) , 1824 O , Wind Mill 1705Haigh , 1779EnclA , molendinode Tetanai eHy2 RA iv, a little green by the Mill , the Mill house 1676Haigh , cf. myll close 1609DuLaMB 119 , Mulnecroft '1421–23MinAcct , Milnecrofte 1451–53, 1475–77MinAcct , Milnecroft 1496–98MinAcct , Mylnecrofte 1546–47MinAcct , Milncrofte 1608–9MinAcct ( v. croft ) , Milnedale 1475–77, 1496–98, 1546–47, 1608–9MinAcct , Mylnedale 1523–24MinAcct ( v. deill ' a share of land ' ; there is no marked valley here ) , Milnegat 1446 Cl , millgate 1690 Wild , Mill gate (s )1702Haigh ( v. gata ' a road ' ; it is said by Wild 68 to be the old road to Waithe ) , Milnwanges 1560Barne , The Mill Wong 1702Haigh ( v. vangr ' a garden, an in-field ' ) , Charnell milnewra 1446Cl , Milnewra 1451 ib , Mylnwrayes 1535–46MinAcct ( v. vrá ' anook, a corner of land ' also ' a cattle shelter ' ; for Charnell v. Charnels maner in f. ns . ( b ) infra ) .