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Mill Dam (Alverthorpe)

Other OS name in the Parish of Wakefield

Historical Forms

  • Brokmylndam 1286 WCR
  • (le) Bro(o)kemyln(e)dam(m)e 1406,1525 WCR 1610 Surv
  • Brook miln damme 1607 ib

Etymology

, possibly identical with Brokmylndam 1286 WCR, (le ) Bro (o )kemyln (e )dam (m )e 1406,1525WCR , 1610Surv , Brook miln damme 1607 ib ( which all refer to the Alverthorpe district ) and distinct from The Dam supra ; v. brōc , myln , dammr ; the brook is Alverthorpe Beck .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site