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.

Widewell

Other OS name in the Parish of Stokenham

Historical Forms

  • Widewill 1238 Ass
  • Wydewell 1298 Ass
  • Wythewill t.Ric2 Rental

Etymology

is Widewill 1238Ass (p), Wydewell 1298Ass (p), Wythewill t. Ric 2Rental . Probably ' withy spring , ' v. wiðig , wielle .