Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Whitecliff Mill 1846 TA

• molend' de La Whyteclyve, molend' de la Whiteclyue 1288 Ass

• molend' de Whiteclyve 1318 Ct

• molend' de Wyhutecliue 1369 MinAcct

• molend' de Whitclyuemylle 1392 Rawl

• Whitclyuemull' 1393 ib

• those two mills called Whitcliffe Mills 1661 AddCh

• Whitley Myll 1591 DLMB

• Whitley Mill 1664 HTax 1811 OS

Etymology

Whitecliff Mill (lost, at ST 882076), Whitecliff Mill 1846TA , molend ' de La Whyteclyve , molend ' de la Whiteclyue 1288Ass , molend ' de Whiteclyve 1318Ct , molend ' de Wyhutecliue 1369MinAcct , molend ' de Whitclyuemylle 1392Rawl , Whitclyuemull '1393ib , those two mills called Whitcliffe Mills 1661AddCh , Whitley Myll 1591DLMB , Whitley Mill 1664 HTax, 1811 OS, 'the white cliff', from hwīt and clif , cf. Whitecliff in Swanage 156. The place was on the bank of R. Stour just S of Nutford Fm supra , cf. Nutford Mill Hy 2Hutch3, molendinum de Nutfort 1197AddCh , Robert atte Mulle 1382 EL, Millway bottom 1784SalisT , Mill Down infra , v. atte , myln . The royal manor of Pimperne and Charlton Marshall had two mills in 1086 DB (VCHDo 365).