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.

Goosewell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Plymstock

Historical Forms

  • Gosewella 1086 DB
  • Gosewill' 1242 Fees789

Etymology

Goosewell is

Gosewella 1086 DB, Gosewill '1242 Fees 789, 'goose- spring,' v. wielle .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement