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.

Windmill Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Ecclesfield

Historical Forms

  • Wyndmylhill 1634 WillY
  • the Windmill 1645 ib

Etymology

, 1817 M , Wyndmylhill 1634 WillY, named from the Windmill 1645 ib , v. hyll .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name