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.

Bulwell

Major Settlement in the Parish of Bulwell

Historical Forms

  • Buleuuelle 1086 DB 1255 Misc
  • Buluuelle 1086 DB
  • Bolewella 1174 P
  • Bolewell(e) 1176 1216 ClR 1217 Pat 1255 Misc
  • Boleswella 1175 P
  • Burewell' 1234 Cl
  • Bullewell(e) 1287 For 1334 FF 1343 Ass
  • Bullewellegronde 1335 For
  • Bulwill 1461 Pat
  • Bowlwell 1520 Wollaton

Etymology

'Bull-spring' or 'stream', v. wielle .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name