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Cannock Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Colchester

Historical Forms

  • Wicam Canonicorum 1158 Colch
  • Can(e)wyk(e)melle, mille 1406 EASxiv 1536 LP
  • Canwikes 1536 ib
  • Kennic Mill 1777 C 1805 O

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Wicam Canonicorum 1158 Colch, Can (e )wyk (e )melle ,mille 1406 EAS xiv, 1536 LP, Canwikes 1536 ib., Kennic Mill 1777 C, 1805 O . ' Dairy-farm of the canons ' of St John 's Abbey . v. wic .