In 1870-72, John Marius Wilson's Imperial Gazetteer of England and Wales described Middle Mill like this:

MIDDLE MILL, a place on the W border of Dorset; in a combe, 1 mile NNW of Lyme-Regis. Old Colway House and Hay Farm-the head-quarters of Prince Maurice when besieging Lyme-are in its neighbourhood.

Middle Mill through time

Middle Mill is now part of DORSET Unitary Authority. Click here for graphs and data of how DORSET has changed over two centuries. For statistics about Middle Mill itself, go to Statistics.

How to reference this page:

GB Historical GIS / University of Portsmouth, History of Middle Mill in Dorset | Map and description, A Vision of Britain through Time.

URL: https://www.visionofbritain.org.uk/place/24648

Date accessed: 08th April 2026


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