Horwell
Early-attested site in the Parish of Severn Stoke
Historical Forms
- Horwylle 972 BCS1282 c.1050
- Hor(e)well 1229 Ch 1291 Tax 1322 Pat 1327 SR 1535 VE
- Horwelwodd, Horwellwood in Defford 1401 Pat 1542 LP
Etymology
'Dirty stream' (v. horh , wielle ), the reference probably being to the stream which divides Severn Stoke from Defford.