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.

Mildenhall

Major Settlement in the Parish of Mildenhall

Historical Forms

  • Mildanhald 803–5 BCS324 c.1200
  • Mildenhalle 1086 DB
  • Mildenhal(e) 1268,1279 Ass 1297 Cl
  • Mildenhal(e) juxta Marlebergh 1305 FF
  • Mildehale 1241 1242 Fees 1262 Pat
  • Mildehall 1269 Pat 1282 Ipm
  • Midnall 1539 Phillipps
  • Mylenoll t.Eliz WMxxi
  • Middenhall 1675 Ogilby
  • Mildenhall oth. Minal 1760 Recov

Etymology

'Milda 's healh or corner of land.'