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Windmill Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Rothwell

Historical Forms

  • Winmiln feild 1648 PRRth
  • Winde Milne felde 1651 ib
  • Midleton Wynd mil feild 1654 ib
  • Winman Field (sic) 1817 M
  • Windmill 1841 O.S.

Etymology

, Winmiln feild 1648 PRRth, Winde Milne felde 1651 ib, Midleton Wynd mil feild 1654 ib, Winman Field (sic)1817 M, Windmill 1841 O.S. , v. wind , myln , cf. foll.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name