Boxwell
Major Settlement in the Parish of Boxwell and Leighterton
Historical Forms
- Box(e)well(e), Box(e)wella 1086 DB 1154–89,1200,13 Glouc 1248 Ass c.1250 Berk 1600 FF
- Bocswelle c.1210 GlR
- Bockeswell 1316 FA
Etymology
'Spring near the box-trees', v. box , wella , cf. Boxwell (i, 58supra ). The stream gushes out from the rocks into a small valley where box-trees still flourish, cf. The Box Wood, the Boxeleaze (infra ).
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- Boxwell Court
- Haymead Covert
- Bowldown Wood
- Hamlane
- Long Ash
- Pegler's Barn
- Pond Meadow
- Slait Barn
- WestWood
- The Box Wood
- Kitesnest