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.

Helwell Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kenton

Historical Forms

  • Hulewell 1244 Ass
  • Heylwille 1249 Ass
  • Haylewille 1275 RH 1330 SR
  • Halywelle 1279 Ass

Etymology

The forms are mutually inconsistent and no solution is possible.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement