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.

Astwell

Major Settlement in the Parish of Astwell with Falcutt

Historical Forms

  • Estwell(e) 1086 DB 1189 P 1190,1191 P 1216 ClR 1242 Fees
  • Astwell 1253 Ass
  • Astewelle juxta Wapenham 1294 Ass
  • Astewell(e) c.1300 ADvi 1304 Cl

Etymology

'East spring,' v. wielle .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site