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.

Miswells House and Miswell Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Worth

Historical Forms

  • Mesewell 1344 FF
  • Messewell 1346 Pat

Etymology

Miswells House and Miswell Wood (6″) is Mesewell in 1344 FF, Messewell 1346 Pat. Probably 'moss-well,' v. meos , wielle .