Botwell
Early-attested site in the Parish of Hayes
Historical Forms
- Bote wælle 831 BCS400
- Botewell 1266 Pat 1274 Ass
- Boteswell ib.
- Bodwell c.1480 ECP
- Batwellhethe 1551 FF
Etymology
Botwell is Bote wælle 831 BCS 400, Botewell 1266 Pat, 1274Ass , Boteswell ib., Bodwell c. 1480 ECP, Batwellhethe 1551 FF.BCS 400 is a contemporary text, so that the first element cannot be the reduced gen. sg. of the OE personal name Bōta . Ekwall suggests (DEPN s. n .) that it may be connected with the OE word bōt , 'healing, mending, remedy,' bote being a qualifying genitive, the meaning of the compound being 'healing spring,' or the first element may be an unrecorded OE feminine name Bōt . v. wielle .