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Over Compton Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Over Compton

Historical Forms

  • Mill 1811 OS
  • The Mill House and Island 1838 TA

Etymology

, Mill 1811 OS, The Mill House and Island 1838TA , cf. William atte Mulle 1332 SR , unu ' molend ' aquatic '1473Digby , Mill Cl , Mill Mdw , Mill Orchd 1838TA , v. myln , atte ; there was a mill at Over Compton in 1086 DB (VCHDo 371) .