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.

Tuckingmill

Other OS name in the Parish of Parracombe

Historical Forms

  • Tokinmyll 1543 SR
  • Tucking Mill 1816 ParReg

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Tokinmyll 1543SR , Tucking Mill 1816 ParReg . A ' tucking mill ' is a fulling mill , v. NED s. v . The name is very common in Devon , but no other early example has been noted .

Places in the same Parish