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Plattmill

Other OS name in the Parish of Baschurch

Historical Forms

  • SAC, Platte Mylle Hy8 RentSur
  • The Platt Milles 1609 SBL17410
  • Platt Mills 1771 SBL6549

Etymology

is molendinum de Plattebrug ' 1194 – 5 SAC , molendinum de Platte c. 1272 SAC , Platte Mylle Hy 8RentSur , The Platt Milles 1609SBL 17410 , Platt Mills 1771SBL 6549 . This is a well - recorded example of ME  plat1 ' footbridge ' , found in La ( PN La 31, 102 ) and fairly frequently in Ch ( PN Ch 5 . 1 308 ) . The footbridge perhaps led to the island in R . Perry called Bylet on TAMap .