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.

Pyewell

Other OS name in the Parish of Fremington

Historical Forms

  • Piewille 1301 Ipm

Etymology

is Piewille 1301 Ipm . The name is perhaps of ME  origin denoting '(mag)pie spring' with pie from OFr  pie and wielle .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement