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.

Holy Well

Early-attested site in the Parish of Tadmarton

Historical Forms

  • Halywelle 1346 FA

Etymology

Holy Well is Halywelle 1346 FA (p). v. hālig , w(i)elle.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement