Bedwellhay Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ely St Mary
Historical Forms
- Bidewelle 1302 MinAcct
- Bed(e)wel(l)hay(e), Bed(e)wel(l)hey 1403 SewersA 1570 et freq
- Bedelhey 1576 Saxton
- Beadall Haye 1606 Depositions
- Beddlehay 1615 Elien
Etymology
'Enclosure by the spring in the hollow,' v. byde , wielle , (ge)hæg.Cf. Bidwell (PN Nth 222) and Bedlar's Green (PN Ess 35).