Baywell Wood
Early-attested site in the Parish of Daylesford
Historical Forms
- Bæganwellan 718 BCS139 11th
- Bægenwelle 979 KCD623 11th
- Beaganwylle c.1050 KCD963 c.1200
- Beiwelle c.1200 KCD1367
Etymology
The stream of Bēaga or Bǣga . In the first charter land is granted at Daylesford to a servant of God named Bægia for the founding of a monastery and it seems safe to assume that he is the same person as the one who gave his name to Bæganwelle named in the bounds of the land in question.