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.

Greenwell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Castle Carrock

Historical Forms

  • Grenewell(e) 1259 Laner c.1270 ib
  • Grenewell 1589 ExchKR

Etymology

'Green spring,' v. w(i)elle.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement