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.

Thornborough Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thornborough

Historical Forms

  • Milnedoneslade 1247 Ass

Etymology

'Mill-hill valley' v. myln , dun , slæd . The Mill lies in a small valley opening on to the Ouse and this is clearly the slæd of the early reference.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site