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.

Heathy Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kidderminster

Historical Forms

  • Hethei, Hethye, Hetheye 1221 Ass 1275 FF 1275 SR

Etymology

'Heath-island,' v. hæð , eg . It is possible that the lost DB manor of Hatete (evidently a corrupt form) should be identified with Heathy. It included a mill.