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Corn Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Melbury Abbas

Etymology

, cf. ter ' et un ' molendin ' aquatic '(in margin nuper Kilpeckes ) 1564Glyn , un ' molendin ' fullonicu ' in West Melbury 1564Glyn , prat ' voc ' Millehams in Weste Melbury 1564Glyn , Mill (Grd )1839TA , v. myln , hamm , West Melburyinfra ; there were four mills in Melbury Abbas in 1086 DB(VCH Do 382) , and there is mention of three mills here in Hy 3 (15) Hutch3 3561 .