West Mills
Early-attested site in the Parish of Dorchester St Peter & All Saints
Historical Forms
- (la) Westmull(e) 1349,1426 Ct
- (le) West Myll(e), West Mille 1431,1434,1547 ib
- West(e) Mill(s) 1615 DuCo
Etymology
West Mills (SY 686911), (la ) Westmull (e )1349, 1426Ct , (le ) West Myll (e ), West Mille 1431, 1434, 1547ib , West (e ) Mill (s )1615DuCo et passim , cf. terre apud Westgate ex parte boriali Abovethemilne 1345Rent , claus ' de Westmylle 1431Ct , West Mill Close 1650ParlSurv , 1841TA , lez hams de Weste mills 1615DuCo , the West mill hams , the West Mill House 1650ParlSurv , v. west , myln , abbufan, hamm , Westgate supra , cf. Mill (Fordington) supra which was earlier Eastmill .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Colliton Ho, Colliton Park
- Mill (Fordington)
- Fordington
- Maumbury
- Loud's Mill
- Friary Saw Mill
- Poundbury (Camp)
Other OS name
- Bush Road Ctgs
- Fair Fd
- Long Bridge
- Fordington Fd, Fordington Fm, Fordington Ho
- Lawrence Barrow
- Grey's Bridge
- Maen
- Maiden Castle Ctgs, Maiden Castle Fm
- Max Gate (Ho)
- Middle Fm
- Gt Mohun's Bridges, Lt Mohun's Bridges
- Northernhay
- Prince's Bridge
- Red Cow Dairy
- Rodlands
- Salisbury Fd
- Somerleigh Court
- South Court
- Syward Lodge
- Top o' Town
- Twenty Acres Altmt Gdns
- The Two Barrows
- Victoria Park
- Wareham Bridge, Wareham Bridge Ho