Zouch Mills
Early-attested site in the Parish of Sutton Bonington
Historical Forms
- Sottesmulne 1247 Hastings
- molendinum de Soth 1296 Tate
- molend. de Salts Mylne 1535 VE
- Sottes milles 1536 MinAcct
- Sache Milnes 1611 Wills
- Sotts Bridge, Zouch Bridge c.1620 CoRec
Etymology
Zouch Mills is Sottesmulne 1247 Hastings, molendinum de Soth 1296 Tate, molend. de Salts Mylne 1535 VE, Sottes milles 1536MinAcct , Sache Milnes 1611 Wills, Sotts Bridge , Zouch Bridge c. 1620 CoRec. The first element here is almost certainly the genitive of the OE and ME nickname sōt , 'soot' or sott , 'foolish,' from Low Latin sottus recorded in DB Sot , Sotus (cf. Tengvik 335). The ts of Sottes > [tʃ] and is written ch and the form Soch was later confused with the familiar family name Zouche .