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.

Barrow Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Barrow

Historical Forms

  • Barrow Mill 1831 Bry
  • molendinum de Barou 1154–60 Ch 1329
  • molendinum de Barowe 1442 Chol
  • Water corn Mill called Barow-Mill 1710 ib

Etymology

Barrow Mill (109–475683), Barrow Mill 1831 Bry, molendinum de Barou 1154–60 (1329) Ch, molendinum de Barowe 1442Chol , Water corn Mill called Barow -Mill 1710ib , cf. Mill Croft (s ), Mill Field , Mill Hay , Mill Meadow & Mill Moor 1838TA , Milne Hey 1700Chol , and Milton Brook infra , v. myln .