English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Osmington Mills

Other OS name in the Parish of Osmington

Historical Forms

  • Osmington Mill 1811 OS

Etymology

, Osmington Mill 1811 OS , cf. Mulaker , Nich ' le Waytetenetij molend ' et terre 1318MiltC , Mill Cove c. 1825Map , Mills Lane Mead 1840TA , v. myln , æcer ; there was a mill at Osmington in 1086 DB , v. VCHDo 378 .