jan 1, 1472 - milnebrigg

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The bridge that gave access to the manorial mill, via the milnegate. 1317 ‘up a path where the <i> Milnebrigg </i> used to lie’, Wakefield (YRS78/185); 1360 <i> le mylnebrigg </i>, Cartworth (MD225/1/86); 1472 <i> the Melne brige his defectyffe & be longes to the Lord to reperall, </i>Selby (SS85/27). It gave rise to several place-names, including Mill Bridge with five examples and Milnsbridge (PNWR8).

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