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.

Meadwell Copse

Other OS name in the Parish of Ermington

Historical Forms

  • Medwill 1238 Ass
  • Medewyll 1501 Ipm

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Medwill 1238Ass (p), Medewyll 1501 Ipm . ' Meadow spring , ' v. mæd , wielle .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement