English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Mill Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of St Lawrence, York

Historical Forms

  • Windmill Hill formerly called the Lane of St Nicholas 1721 HouseBk

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Windmill Hill formerly called the Lane of St Nicholas 1721HouseBk . The site of the Hospital of St Nicholas is nearby .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site