In the 11th-13th centuries, on the site of today’s village, about 300 meters from the village, there was an Iron Age settlement that belonged to the Wolyn people. In the 11th century, the settlement of Zditow, belonging to the Turow-Pinsk diocese and, consequently, to the principality, is believed to have been located in the aforementioned territory.

It has been known in written sources since 1793, in the Chomsk County, Brest Voivodeship, Grand Duchy of Lithuania. There were 8 households and 45 inhabitants.

From 1795, it was part of the Russian Empire, in the Kobryn district of the Slonim province, from 1797 in the Lithuanian province, and from 1801 in the Grodno province. The village on Schubert’s map of 1832:

Also on the military-topographic map of the Russian Empire for 1846-1864:

In 1858, in the Chomsk volost, Kobryn district, the village of Staromlyny-1, part of the Zajelenie rural community, belonged to the Chomsk estate of the landowner Puslowski and had 76 inhabitants. Staromlyny-2 in the Goszewo rural community belonged to the Strygynski estate and had 36 inhabitants. There are two records mentioning our village in the RGIA archive:

First record, F. 1347 Op. 77 D. 1961, November 26, 1881:

Third (Appeals) Department of the Senate. Puslowski with the peasants of the village of Staromlyny on land and losses.

The second record, F. 1344 Op. 5 D. 979, February 3, 1884 - June 4, 1885:

Third (Appeals) Department of the Senate. Puslowski with peasants from the village of Staromlyny regarding land and losses.

Second entry, F. 1344 Op. 5 D. 979, February 3, 1884 - June 4, 1885:

Second (peasant) department of the Senate. On the inclusion in the owned record of the peasants of the village of Staromlyny F. Choruzy, M. icewicz and other land plots in the tracts of Okol, Sosnowka and others. Grodno province, Kobryn district.

In 1905, 194 people lived in Staromlyny-1, and 81 people lived in Staromlyny-2. The village on the one-verst map:

Also on the three-verst map:

From 1921 to 1939, it was part of Poland, in the Chomsk gmina, Drohiczyn County, Polesie Voivodeship. In 1921, there were 20 households and 149 inhabitants. The village on the Polish WIG map:

Also on the German military map kdwr:

From 1939, it was part of the BSSR, in the Chomsk volost, Drohiczyn district, Pinsk region. There were two villages, Staromlyny-1 and Staromlyny-2, with 70 households and 323 inhabitants. From January 5, 1940, it was part of the Drohiczyn district, Pinsk region. From October 12, 1940, it was part of the Chomsk village council, and there was a primary school. The village on the Red Army map:

During the Great Patriotic War, 12 residents of the village died on the front lines and in the partisan struggle. Since 1954, it has been part of the Brest Region. In 1959, there were 137 residents in the village of Staromlyny-1 and 130 residents in Staromlyny-2. In 1970, there were 207 residents in Staromlyny, and in 195, there were 44 households and 95 residents. Until 2004, it was part of the Kirov collective farm.

References and materials used in the post:

• https://ru.wikipedia.org
• Cities and villages of Belarus, Brest Region
• etomesto.ru