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.

Summerwell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hartland

Historical Forms

  • Somerwelle 1274 BM
  • Somerwille 1330 SR

Etymology

The name would have reference to a spring that is never dry, v. wielle . On the 6″ map an 'old reservoir' is marked near the present farm, which may be on the site of the spring referred to.