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.

Potwell Covert & Potwell Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Broadwindsor

Historical Forms

  • Potwel 1774 Hutch1
  • Puthill (sic) 1811 OS
  • Gt Potwell 1839 TA

Etymology

, Potwel 1774 Hutch1,Puthill (sic)1811 OS, Gt Potwell 1839TA , by a stream , v. well(a) , first el . uncertain .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement