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.

Dodwell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Luddington

Historical Forms

  • Doddewell 1221,1255 FF 1274 Ipm
  • Dodwell 1312 ib

Etymology

Dodwell is Doddewell 1221, 1255 FF, 1274 Ipm, Dodwell 1312 ib. 'Dodda 's well or spring,' v. wielle .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement