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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.

Hulls Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Coventry

Historical Forms

  • Hulle mulne 1317 ADii
  • mill of Hulle 1332 ADi
  • Hulmulwatur 1417 ADiii
  • Hill mylne 1440 ib
  • Hillmell heye 1538 LRMB
  • Hulles mylne 1541 LeetBk
  • Hill-mill 1656 Dugdale

Etymology

Hulls Mill (6″) is Hulle mulne 1317 AD ii, mill of Hulle 1332 AD i, Hulmulwatur 1417 AD iii, Hill mylne 1440 ib., Hillmell heye 1538LRMB , Hulles mylne 1541 LeetBk, Hill-mill 1656 Dugdale. Probably 'hill mill,' the s being pseudo-manorial.For the preservation of the u v. Introd. xxvi and cf. Hulls Fm supra 130.