Mill Hill

UK/mɪl hɪl/

proper noun

A suburban area in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ2192).

Meanings

proper noun
  1. A number of places in England:
    1. A suburban area in the borough of Barnet, Greater London, historically in Middlesex (OS grid ref TQ2192).
    2. An area of Westham, Wealden district, East Sussex (OS grid ref TQ6304).
    3. A small village in Hockley parish, Rochford district, Essex (OS grid ref TQ8293).
    4. A hamlet near Bream, West Dean parish, Forest of Dean district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref SO6006).
    5. A suburb of Bolton, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD7209).
    6. A suburb of Deal, Dover district, Kent (OS grid ref TR3651).
    7. A suburb of Blackburn, Blackburn with Darwen, Lancashire (OS grid ref SD6626).
    8. A hamlet in Burgh le Marsh parish, East Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF5365).
    9. A hamlet in Shimpling parish, Babergh district, Suffolk (OS grid ref TL8551).
  2. A neighbourhood and historic district in Trenton, New Jersey, United States.

Origin

A hill with a windmill; Mill Hill in London recorded as Myllehill in 1547.

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APA

Mill Hill. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mill%20Hill

MLA

“Mill Hill.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mill%20Hill. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Mill Hill,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Mill%20Hill.

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