Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Corf 1086 DB 1212 Fees 1244 Ass 1327 SR

• Corf le Mulin 1176,1177 P

• Corfmulin Hy3 Ipm

• Corfmolyn(e), Corf Molyn 1268 Ass 1428 FA

• Corf Mulyn, Corfmulyn 1283 Misc 1288 Ass 1353

• Corf(f)(e) Malyn 1375 Cl

• Corf(f)(e) Mallen 1661 DCMCt

• Corf(f)(e) Molen 1395 Cl 1487 Ipm

• Corf(f)(e) als. Corfe Hubert 1672 DCMCt

• Corf(f)(e) Moleyn, Corf(f)(e)moleyn 1412 FA 1536 Wim

• Corf(f)(e) Mullen 1545 Bartelot 16

• Corf(f)(e) als. Corffe Hubard 1605 DCMCt

• Corf(f)(e) otherwise Corfe Hubert 1742 DCMDeed

• Corf(f)(e) Mullin 1545 Bartelot 16

• Corf(f)(e) Molyn als. Corffe Hubert 1671 DCMCt

• Corf(f)(e) Mullein als. Corff Mullein St Nicholas vel Corff Hubbard 1610 NichHosp

• Croft molendina John LN

• Corf(f)(e) Huberd, Corf(f)(e)huberd 1303,1428 FA 1484 Eton

• Corf(f)(e) Hubert 1346,1431 FA 1478 FF 1487 Ipm

• Corf(f)(e) Hiberd 1484 Eton

• Corf(f)(e) Hubarde, Corf(f)(e)hubart 1539 Ct

• Corf(f)(e) Giles 1484 Eton 1539,1543 Ct

• Corf(e) St Nicholas 1774 Hutch1 1863 Hutch3

• Corf in 1212 Fees (90)

• Corf Huberd in 1303 FA

• Corfmolyn in 1346 FA

Etymology

'A cutting, a pass', with reference to its situation between two hills, v. corf , cf. Corfe Castle 15. The affix Mullen is from OFr  molin 'a mill', referring to the valuable mill here, which rendered 20 shillings (a high value) in 1086 DB (VCHDo 390), v. Mill infra ; the isolated form Croft molendina contains Lat  molendinum 'mill', the spelling Croft showing metathesis and a development of final -t also found in the ME spellings for Corfe Castle 16. The affix Huberd , Hubert is either from Hubert de Burgo who held Corf in 1212 Fees (90), or from Hubert la Veylle who held ⅛ of a knight's fee in Corf Huberd in 1303 FA; Giles is probably from Giles de Hardyngton who held ¼ of a knight's fee in Corfmolyn in 1346 FA, cf. Egidius de Erdyngton 1327SR . Corfe St Nicholas is so called because it 'anciently and now belongs to St Nicholas's hospital near Sarum' (Hutch3 3359), cf. St Nicholas Lands 1610NichHosp and St Hubert's Church infra .