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.

Cadwell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Holwell

Historical Forms

  • Cadewell 1227 Ass 1339 Cl
  • Caddewell 1298 Ct 1451 ib

Etymology

Cadwell is Cadewell 1227 Asset freq to 1339 Cl with variant spelling Kadewell , Caddewell 1298Ct (p), 1451 ib. 'Cada 's spring,' v. wielle .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement