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Grindstone Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Alderley

Historical Forms

  • Grunstonmull 1387 MinAcct
  • molend' voc' a Grenestone mille, Grinestones fild 1575 TRMB
  • Grindstone 1777 M

Etymology

( a disused mill ) , 1838TA , Grunstonmull 1387MinAcct , molend ' voc ' a Grenestone mille , Grinestones fild 1575TRMB , Grindstone 1777 M , ME  grinstone ' grindstone ' .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement