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Survey of English Place-Names

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yolwell '

Field in the Parish of Illston on the Hill

Historical Forms

  • yolwell ' 1402 Wyg
  • Lyttelyolwell ' 1359 Wyg

Etymology

yolwell' 1402, Lyttelyolwell' 1359 (v. lȳtel) (v. wella; with the OE   masc. pers. n. Iola)