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Bizewell Farm

Other OS name in the Parish of Sidestrand

Historical Forms

  • Bizewell Farm als Boyeswell (a common watering place) 1586,1612–3 Sid
  • Byeswell 1784 ib
  • Byswell 1838 TM

Etymology

, Bizewell Farm als Boyeswell (a common watering place)1586,1612–3 Sid, Byeswell 1784ib , Byswell 1838TM , the family name Boys and wella ( for the Boyse Manor and the Boys family , with references , v. under Rollesby in PN Nf II 74 ) .