English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Muzwell (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Fingest

Historical Forms

  • Mosewell 1340 NI
  • Mozzels c.1825 O

Etymology

'Mossy spring' v. meos , wielle and cf. Muswell Hill (Mx).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement