Westmill
Major Settlement in the Parish of Westmill
Historical Forms
- Westmele 1086 DB
- Westmella 1130 P
- Westmelna 1163 1212 Fees
- Westmelle c.1240 BM
- Wesmele 1086 DB
- West Melne 1225 FF
- Westmuln 1161 P
- Westmull 1164 1303 FA
- Westmuln 1235 Ch
- Westmilne 1172 P 1210–12 RBE
- Westmyll 1590 Sess
- Wess Mill 1699 ib
Etymology
Self-explanatory. West perhaps with reference to a mill which may have stood on the east bank of the stream here.