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Chamberlayne's Fm, Chamberlayne's Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bere Regis

Historical Forms

  • Chaumberleynesmylle 1411 Cl
  • molend' de Southbroke vocat' Chamberlain Mill 1546 Lane
  • (molend' de) Chamberlaynes 1549 JasI TRMB 1617 Add
  • Chamberlains Mille 1647 Bartelot
  • Chamberlynes Mill, lands in Chamberlynes 1682 Weld1

Etymology

Chamberlayne's Fm, Chamberlayne's Mill (SY 845928), Chaumberleynesmylle 1411 Cl, molend ' de Southbroke vocat ' Chamberlain Mill 1546Lane , (molend ' de ) Chamberlaynes 1549ib , Jas ITRMB , 1617Add , Chamberlains Mille 1647Bartelot , Chamberlynes Mill , lands in Chamberlynes 1682Weld 1, myln , cf. Southbrook infra ; probably named from the family of Nicholas Chaumberlayn 1244 John Cha (u )mberlayn 1327SR , 1332 SR, 1422Midd , all mentioned under this hundred and perhaps the descendants of the official in charge of the camera Regis apud Bere referred to in 1203 P, v. Bere Regis supra ; the mill was on R. Piddle or Trent, cf. molendin ' aquatic '1489Midd , molend ' de Beare 1546Lane , viamvocatam Milleway 1516Midd , Mill Mead 1776DROMap , 1845TA .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement