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.

Milkhamhead

Other OS name in the Parish of Awre

Historical Forms

  • Milcombe-mead 1777 M
  • Milkmaid Rock 1830 M
  • Milking mead 1840 TA

Etymology

, Milcombe-mead 1777M, Milkmaid Rock 1830 M, Milking mead 1840TA , a small coomb from the Severn bank , probably ' mill valley meadow ' .