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.

Cordwell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Holmesfield

Historical Forms

  • Coldewell 1328 SR
  • Caldwall(e) 1330 Ass
  • Caldwall(e) Hall 1575 DbAxx
  • Caldwell 1549,1568 ib
  • Cordwell 1820 Fairbank

Etymology

Cordwell, Coldewell 1328 SR (p), Caldwall (e )1330Ass , 1514, 1542, 1571, Caldwall (e ) Hall 1575 DbA xx, Caldwell 1549, 1568 ib, Cordwell 1820Fairbank . 'Cold stream', v. cald , wælla . The development to Cord - is perhaps due to an attempt to represent scribally some such dial. pronunciation as [kɔˑəd] for cold .