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Werg Mill

Other OS name in the Parish of Mildenhall

Historical Forms

  • Wirge 1577 PCC
  • Wary Mill 1773 AandD
  • Werg Mill 1820 G

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Wirge 1577 PCC, Wary Mill 1773 A and D, Werg Mill 1820 G . No explanation of this name can be offered , but it seems to repeat itself in the Wirgo ( TA ) in Milston , a corn - mill .