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.

Loddiswell

Major Settlement in the Parish of Loddiswell

Historical Forms

  • Lodeswilla 1086 DB 1345 Ass
  • Lodiswell 1205 FF
  • Lodiswill' 1242 Fees98
  • Lodgewyll 1552 Deed
  • Lodswell 1684 Recov
  • Ladeswill t.Jas1 ECP

Etymology

'Lodd 's spring,' v. wielle . Cf. Lodsworth PN Sx 26.