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.

Milkwood Road

Early-attested site in the Parish of Camberwell

Historical Forms

  • Milkewelle 1291 Tax
  • Milkwelle 1305 Ass
  • Mylkewell woodde 1540 LP
  • Milkewelhyll t.Hy8 MinAcct
  • Milkewell 1615 FF

Etymology

Milkwood Road no doubt preserves in a corrupt form the name of the old manor of Milkewelle 1291 Tax, Milkwelle 1305Ass , Mylkewell woodde 1540 LP, Milkewelhyll t. Hy 8MinAcct , Milkewell 1615FF . The name probably had reference to the colour of the spring-water, v. wielle .