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.

Hartwell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lamerton

Historical Forms

  • Herdewill' 1242 Fees781
  • Hertewiłł juxta Dount'ton 1319 Ass
  • Hurtwille juxta Dunterton 1320 Ass

Etymology

'Hart spring,' i.e. where they watered, v. wielle . The second and third forms above would seem to refer to this place though Dunterton is in fact some miles distant.