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.

Honeywell

Other OS name in the Parish of Ilsington

Historical Forms

  • Hunewyll 1249 Ass
  • Honewill 1330 SR
  • Honywyll 1499 Ipm
  • Honywell 1566 DA

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Hunewyll 1249Ass (p), Honewill 1330SR (p), Honywyll 1499 Ipm, Honywell 1566 DA 43 . v. wielle . The spring was perhaps so named from the sweetness of its waters .