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.

Caldewell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Pershore Holy Cross

Historical Forms

  • caldan wyllan 972 BCS1282 c.1050
  • Caldewelle a.1198 AOMB61 15th SR 1275 Ipm 1318 ADi 1391 Pat 1392
  • Caud Hill 1772 T

Etymology

Self-explanatory.