Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• watermilne 1663,1671 Td'E

• Watermilne 1663 Td'E

• Watermill 1652 Td'E 1686 NW 1734 Td'E

• Water mile (sic) 1705 ib

• Water Mill now used as a Paper Mill 1768 NW

• Water Corn Mill 1795 EnclA

• Mill 1824 O

• molendinum de Tauelesbi 1136–40 Pat 1464

• unum molendini quem habuimus super aquam de teuelesby Hy2 Gilb 1409

• unum molendinum in villa de Tefleby 1187 1409 ib

• Tevilbye, firma molend', Tevilbye, firma molend' aquat' 1538–39 Dugdvi

• “a water-mill … in Tevylbe” 1541 LPxvi

• - molendino de Willelmi de Baiocis 1202 Ass

• Fower mylnes in Teavelby 1627 Td'E

Etymology

, watermilne 1663, 1671Td 'E , Watermilne 1663Td 'E , Watermill 1652Td 'E , 1686NW , 1734Td 'E , Water mile (sic)1705ib , Water Mill now used as a Paper Mill 1768NW , Water Corn Mill 1795EnclA and is Mill 1824O. Earlier references to a mill in Tealby include molendinum de Tauelesbi 1136–40 (1464) Pat, unum molendini quem habuimus super aquam de teuelesby Hy2 (1409) Gilb (i.e. on the R. Rase), unum molendinum in villa de Tefleby 1187 (1409) ib, Tevilbye , firma molend ', Tevilbye , firma molend ' aquat '1538–39 Dugd vi, “a water-mill … in Tevylbe ”1541 LP xvi , each of which denoted a mill owned by Sixhills Priory . The first reference under 1538 – 39 suggests that this is a different mill from the watermill . Indeed , certainly from DB onwards , there were several mills in the village - - molendino de Willelmi de Baiocis 1202 Ass , “ two water mills in Teylbye which belonged to Willoughton ” , i.e. “ the commandry of Willoughton , Lincs , and St John 's of Jerusalem ” 1543 LP xviii , and Fower mylnes in Teavelby 1627Td 'E . Note also the various f. ns . in Mill in f. ns . ( a ) infra .