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.

Pitwells

Field in the Parish of Allington

Historical Forms

  • 1839 TA
  • Sharston ' 1653 ParlSurv
  • Pitfeld 1704 DCMSurv
  • Pitfield Moor 1806 DCMDeed

Etymology

Pitwells(perhaps to be associated with'thelands of Robert Pittfold of Sharston' 1653, Robert Pitfeld 1704, Pitfield Moor 1806)