Hudswell
Major Settlement in the Parish of Catterick
Historical Forms
- Hudreswelle, Undreswelle 1086 DB
- Hud(e)leswell e.12 Dugdiii.602
- Hudeswell 12 Easby 1403 YI
- Huddeswell 1184 RichReg 1519 FF
- Hutleswell 1204 Ass
- Hoddeswell 1280 Ass 1316 Vill
- Hoteswella 1308 Ch
- Huddiswell 1556 RichWills
Etymology
'Hudel's well' v. w(i)ella. OE Hudel may be inferred from Huddleston (YWR), OE Hudelestun c. 1030Gosp . It is a diminutive in -ela of the OE name Huda (Redin 98); an r - derivative of the same name enters into Huddersfield (YWR).For the DB form, cf. IPN 107.