Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• (to) Badecan wiellon 924 ASC c.925

• (ad) Badecanwelle 949 Peniarth 13th

• Beadecanweallan a.1118 FW

• Badequella 1086 DB

• Badecowell 1101–8 RegLich

• Bathecwella, Bathocwella, Bathucwella, Bathecwella, Bathecwell(e) 1161–75 RegAnt 1192,1200 RegLich 1306 Abbr

• Bathequell(e) 1254 RegLich Hy3 Darley Ed1 HarlCh 1318 Inqaqd

• Bathekewell(e) 1200 ChR 1280 Cl 1281 Ass 1345 DbCh

• Bathekwall 1246 RegLich a.1254 DbCh

• Bathewell 1254 RegLich 1275 RH

• Bauecwell 1188–97 StoweCh

• Bauechwall 1259 RegLich

• Baukewell, Bawekewell 1274 FF 1374 BelCh 1397 Pat

• Baucwell(e), Bauchwell(e), Baukwell(e), Bawkwell(e), Bawquell(e), Bawqwell(e) 1192 RegLich 1192–8 DbCh 1199 Memo 1200 Cur John DbCh 1200–2 RegLich 1550 DbAxvi

• Baucquewall' 1303,1309 BelCh

• Baukewell(e), Bawkewell(e), Bawquell 1200,1201,1202,1203 P 1203 ChR 1610 Speed

• Bauqwell(e), Bawqwell(e), Bawquell(e) 1219 DbCh 1236 Fees 1265 Misc 1420 BelCh

• Bawqwell(e) als Bathekewelle 1330 Ass

• Bauqwalle 13th Rufford

• Bacwell(e) 1177,1200 P 1202 ChancR 1206 Cur 1269 Ass 1346 Cor

• Baquell 1379 BelCh

• Bakeswell(e) 1169 P 1268 Cl

• Bayequelle Ed1 WollCh

• Bakewell(e) 1330 Ipm 1361 BelCh 1394 WollCh 1419 BelCh

• Bakewell als Bauckwell 1568 DbAxxvii

• Bakewell als Bawkewell 1569 BelCh

• Bakewell als Baukewell 1578 ib

• Bakewalle 1351 BelCh

• de fontem de Baucwell Hy 3 BelCh

Etymology

'B(e)adeca's spring', v. wælla . The spring is probably that giving its name to Abel de fontem de Baucwell Hy 3BelCh . This OE pers.n. is found also in Backway (PN D 109), Baginton (PN Wa 155–6) and Barkfold (PN Sx 103).