Halfmijl
Sign in to savethumb|right|250px|View on Halfmijl from the east Halfmijl is a hamlet in the west of the municipality of Veldhoven in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands. The hamlet is located two kilometers east of the village Vessem and consists of eight houses, most of which are farms.
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thumb|right|250px|View on Halfmijl from the east Halfmijl is a hamlet in the west of the municipality of Veldhoven in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands. The hamlet is located two kilometers east of the village Vessem and consists of eight houses, most of which are farms.
==Etymology== The name Halve mijl or Halver Miler was first recorded in the year 1368, as the lastname of a person who originated from this hamlet. Literature does not give an explanation for the name Halfmijl. The hamlet has an isolated location, so the name might be related to the distance from Halfmijl to the nearest settlement.
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