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.

New Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kirkburton

Historical Forms

  • Newmylle 1462 MinAcct
  • Newmilne(s) 1492 1639 WillY 1709 WMB
  • Newemyln(e)goit, Newemyln(e)grene 1525 WCR1d 1587 WillY

Etymology

New Mill, 1709 WMB, Newmylle 1462MinAcct 99, Newmilne (s )1492 ib 02, 1639 WillY, 1709 WMB, Newemyln (e )goit , Newemyln (e )grene 1525WCR 1d, 1587 WillY, v. nīwe , myln , gota 'water-channel'.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site