English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Mile End

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lambourn

Historical Forms

  • Mile ende c.1220 DL

Etymology

Mile End, Mile ende c. 1220DL . The same name, with somewhat later forms, occurs in London (Mx 150) and near Colchester (Ess 376). The Berks Mile End is about a mile N. of Lambourn on the road to Faringdon.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement