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Hemswell Windmill

Other OS name in the Parish of Hemswell

Historical Forms

  • windemill 1670 Asw
  • milne 1689 ib
  • Wind Mill 1702 ib
  • Hemswell Mill 1824 O 1830 Gre
  • The Mill 1828 Bry

Etymology

, windemill 1670Asw , milne 1689ib , Wind Mill 1702ib , Hemswell Mill 1824 O, 1830 Gre, The Mill 1828Bry , cf. le Milnedam e14 ( 14 ) ( v. myln , damme ( ON  dammr ) ' a dam , a pond ) , the Mylne howse 1577LCS .