Stowell
Major Settlement in the Parish of Stowell
Historical Forms
- Stanuuelle 1086 DB
- Stanwell' 1248 Ass
- Stonewell' 1287 Ass
- Stonwell 1327 SR
- Stawell(e) 13 WinchLB 1220 Fees 1221 Ass 1323 MinAcct
- Stowell(e), Stowel 1269 Episc 1271 Ipm 1284 Episc 1285 FA 1287 Ass 1720 PR
- Stowylle 1290 Episc
- Stowewell 1284 Episc
- Stouwell 1303 FA
Etymology
'Stone well or spring', v. stān , wella ; there are several springs in Stowell Park. But this name, like Stowell (W 326), might denote 'a stream with a stone-built channel'. The later forms Stawell and Stowell arise from the well-evidenced loss of -n - before labial con- sonants (cf. Stafford Mills 141supra , Phonol. § 37c ).