English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Woodmills(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Leeds

Historical Forms

  • Woodmilne (molend' aquat') 1641 MinAcct 1592 PRLds
  • Woodmylne Beck 1561 Dep

Etymology

( lost ) 1765 LdsM , Woodmilne (molend ' aquat ')1641MinAcct , 1592 PRLds, Woodmylne Beck 1561Dep , v. wudu , myln ; it was ' a water corn mill ' ( 1731 LdsM ) .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name