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Rathmill Sike

Other OS name in the Parish of Great Mitton

Historical Forms

  • Routhemelstede, Romuelstede 14,1367 Kirkst

Etymology

, probably named from a Rathmell family in the parish ( 17 PRWd freq ) , v. sīc ; the same surname ( which is from Rathmell 148supra ) probably occurs earlier in Routhemelstede , Romuelstede 14, 1367 Kirkst ( which may be in the adjacent township of Newton ) , v. sīc ' stream ' , stede .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site