English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Trafford Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Plemstall

Historical Forms

  • molendinum de Trafford 1304 Chamb
  • Trafford Mylne 1527 ChRR

Etymology

, molendinum de Trafford 1304 Chamb, Trafford Mylne 1527 ChRR , cf. Mill Green 1831 Bry , perhaps also the site of a hamlet called Trafford Brooke 1671 Sheaf , v. myln , grēne 2 , brōc .