Membland Hall
Early-attested site in the Parish of Holbeton
Historical Forms
- Mimidlanda 1086 DB
- Mimminlande, Mimminglande 1238 Ass
- Mymmyngelonde 1297 Exon
- Mim(m)yngelonde 1310 Exon 1330 SR
- Mymmyngslond 1501 Ipm
- Mimilaunde 1242 Fees795
- Memmyslonde 1261 Exon
Etymology
Ekwall (RN 294) suggests tentatively that the first element may be an old stream-name identical in origin with Mint (We), earlier Mymid . If that is correct, we must assume that Mimidland was early reduced to Mimiland and that the name was then re-fashioned to Mimingland under the influence of other names in which, by the reverse process, -ingland had been reduced to -iland . Cf. Hartland supra 71.