Harwell
Major Settlement in the Parish of Harwell
Historical Forms
- æt haranwylle 956 BCS1183 12th
- Harawille 973 12th ib
- æt Harewillan 985 KCD648 12th
- Harvvelle, Harowelle 1086 DB
- Harewella c.1130 OxonCh 1401–2 FA
- Harrewell' 1295 SR
- Arewell c.1180 Oxoniensiav
- Arewelle 1272 Ipm
- Harwell 1337 Ch 1381 Fine 1517 DInc
- Harwell alias Princes Harwell 1615–16 PubLib
- Harwell als Princess Harwell 1756 ArchJ
Etymology
'Stream or spring by the hill named *Hāra ', v. w(i)ella, and cf. Horn Down (480) for the hill-name. The stream rises at Wellshead Fm, near the Church, a short distance from the northern edge of the hill. For Princes Harwell v. Princes Manor Fm infra .