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.

Wygon Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Benson

Historical Forms

  • Withgenemulle 1373 BC c.1444
  • Withgenemulne 1379 Cl
  • Wightgenemulle 1397 Cl
  • Withgyn mille 1489 BC
  • Wygon mylne, Wygon Mylle late16th Survey

Etymology

Wygon Mill (lost) is Withgenemulle 1373 (c. 1444) BC (p), Withgenemulne 1379 Cl, Wightgenemulle 1397 Cl, Withgyn mille 1489 BC, Wygon mylne , Wygon Mylle late 16thSurvey . The same first element is apparently found in Wythegeneham , mentioned in 1302 Eynsh in Eynsham, but no suggestion can be offered about its meaning. The second elements of the names are myln and hamm .