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.

Loudwell Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hadlow Down

Historical Forms

  • Ludwell(e) 1327 SR 1547 Ct
  • Lowdewell 1333 Ct
  • Luddewell 1437 Ct

Etymology

Loudwell Fm is Ludwell (e )1327 SR (p), 1547Ct , Lowdewell 1333Ct , Luddewell 1437Ct . 'Noisy spring,' cf. Ludwell supra 338.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement