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.

Bedford Well

Early-attested site in the Parish of Eastbourne

Historical Forms

  • Bedefonte, Bedefountwell 1486 CplM
  • Bedfontwell 1551 ib
  • Bedfordwell 1718 ib

Etymology

Bedford Well is Bedefonte , Bedefountwell 1486 (CplM ), Bedfontwell 1551 (ib.), Bedfordwell 1718 (ib.). 'Bǣda 's spring,' v. funta .