English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Bournepond Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Colchester

Historical Forms

  • B(o)urnepondys 1406 EASxiv
  • Poundes 1544 LP
  • Bone Ponds, Bone Ponds Mill 1671 MC 1777 C

Etymology

Bournepond Mill (6″) is B (o )urnemelne 1311–33, B (o )urnemyll 1352 Ct, B (o )urnepondys 1406 EAS xiv, Poundes 1544 LP, Bone Ponds , Bone Ponds Mill 1671 MC, 1777 C. v. burna , myln .