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White Mill Bridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Sturminster Marshall

Historical Forms

  • [pons de] Wytemull 1341 Wim
  • Whytt(e)myll(e) Brygge 1514,1515 Pars
  • Whitemyll bridge 1593 Lane
  • the bridge at Whitmill Casway 1690 Weld1
  • pontem de Stourminstre Marshal 1337 DorR
  • pons voc' Sturmynsterbrigge 1468 MinAcct

Etymology

, [pons de ]Wytemull 1341Wim , Whytt (e )myll (e ) Brygge 1514, 1515Pars ,Whitemyll bridge 1593Lane , the bridge at Whitmill Casway 1690Weld 1, named from White Mill in Shapwick par. infra , probablyalso the bridge referred to as pontem de Stourminstre Marshal 1337 DorR, pons voc ' Sturmynsterbrigge 1468MinAcct , but cf. Maggs' Bridge supra , v. brycg , cauce .