Holwell
Early-attested site in the Parish of Radipole
Historical Forms
- Halegewelle 1086 DB
- Halghewell 1244 Ass
- Halghwell juxta Brodeweye 1307 FF
- Holewill 1244 Ass
- Hallewill 1268 Ass
- Brodewaye Hallewolle 1285 FA
- Halwell [Hathewelle] 1303 ib
- Halwell 1510 MP 1544 PlR
- Halewell 1346,1431 FA 1481 Ct 1486 Weld1
- Halewolle 1428 FA
- Halewyll(e) 1457 Ct 1464 DCMCt 1465 Weld1
- Hellewelle 1327 SR
- Hellewoull 1332 SR
- Helewell 1388 Fine
- Holwey 1445 Rent
- Holywell 1530 Weld1
- Hol(i)well or Holeway 1795 Boswell 1863 Hutch3
Etymology
'Holy well, spring or stream', v. hālig , wella , cf. Broadwey par. supra ; it stands near a small stream an affluent of which rises nearby (marked 6″); the spellings in Hel (l )e - probably show confusion with Elwell in Upwey par. infra which is 1½ miles NE.
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
Other OS name
- Ash Bed
- Broad Coppice
- Field Barn
- Chafey's Lake
- Buckland Fm, South Buckland
- Harbour Bridge, Harbour Hill
- Coverwell Coppice
- Higher Barn
- Hyde Coppice
- (Old) Limekiln(s)
- Loscombe Wd
- Manor Ho
- The Meadows
- Moor Coppice
- Nottington Ho, Nottington Lane
- Payne's Coppice
- Radipole Lake, Radipole Lane, Radipole Manor, Radipole Manor Fm
- Lr Radipole Mill
- St Anne's Church
- St Nicholas's Church
- South Hill Estate
- Stone Spring
- Tatton Coppice
- Westend Ctgs