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Corscombe Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Corscombe

Historical Forms

  • Corscomb Mill 1811 OS

Etymology

, Corscomb Mill 1811 OS , cf. Mill-close 1648DCMDeed , Mill (e )closes , Mill Close (Mead (ow )), Ye Mill Green close 1684ERO , Mudfords Mill 1684ib , 1724DCMDeed ( from the surname Mudford ) , (Lr ) Mill Mead , Mill Mead Plot 1838TA ; there was a mill at Corscombe in 1086 DB (VCHDo 372) .