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.

Great Carrywell

Field in the Parish of Illston on the Hill

Historical Forms

  • 1848 TA
  • Calewell 1344 Wyg
  • Kalwell 1388 Wyg
  • Calewelletunge 1344 Wyg

Etymology

Great Carrywell (Calewell 1344, Kalwell 1388, Calewelletunge 1344 (v. tunge), v. calu, wella)