Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Sewull', Yestwull', Westsewull' 1269 Ilch

• Yestwill', Westsewill' 1269 ib

• Sewylle 1277 Ass

• Sewell(e) 1327 SR 1495 Ilch

• Sewoll' 1332 SR

• Sewill' 1383etfreqto1440 Ilch

• Sewyll 1494,1496 ib

• Seowell(e) 1367etfreqto1400 Ilch

• Parua Seowell', Estsewell', Westsewell' l14 ib

• Seewill', Seewell' 1383,1388,1455 ib

• Estseowell' 1391 ib

• Lytel Sewell' 1414 ib

• Seywell' 1505 ib

Etymology

Seawell Knap (SY 558854), named from Sewull ', Yestwull ', Westsewull '1269Ilch , Yestwill ', Westsewill '1269(p)ib , Sewylle 1277Ass (p), Sewell (e )1327 SR (p)et freq to 1495Ilch , Sewoll '1332 SR (p), Sewill '1383et freq to 1440Ilch , Sewyll 1494, 1496ib , Seowell (e )1367et freq to 1400Ilch , Parua Seowell ', Estsewell ', Westsewell 'l14ib , Seewill ', Seewell '1383, 1388, 1455ib , Estseowell '1391ib , Lytel Sewell '1414ib , Seywell '1505ib , cf. viam voc ' Sewillam (sic)Lake 1353ib . 'The sea spring or stream', from sǣ and well(a), with ēast , west , lȳtel . A spring and small stream (v. lacu ) are marked 6″ just west of a 400′ hillock (v. cnæpp ). In 1614, West Seawell is recorded as an alias for East Bexington for which v. Puncknowle par. infra .