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.

King's Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cowley

Historical Forms

  • Kinges molendinum 1156 Delisle 13th
  • Kingesmulne 1196 P 1285 Ass
  • Kings Mille 1551 StJohn

Etymology

King's Mill (6″) is Kinges molendinum 1156 (13th) Delisle, Kingesmulne 1196 Pet passim with variant spellings Kingesmeln ', Kyngesmelne to 1285Ass , Kings Mille 1551 St John. The Delisle reference is from a charter of Henry II.