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.

Dubmill Point

Early-attested site in the Parish of Holme St Cuthbert

Historical Forms

  • (del) Dubmylne 1332 SR
  • Dubmill, Dubbemyll 1538 MinAcct
  • Dumbmylne, the Dubmylne 1552 March
  • Dubbmilne 1636 LRMB

Etymology

'Mill at the pool,' v. dub , myln .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement