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.

Meadows Mill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lindridge

Historical Forms

  • mol. de Medeweye 1240 WoP

Etymology

Unless the old form is corrupt the original name for the mill was 'Meadway,' i.e. on the way to the 'mead' or 'meadow.'v. mæd .

Places in the same Parish