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.

Vogwell

Other OS name in the Parish of Manaton

Historical Forms

  • Foghille 1333 SR
  • Fogwell 1765 D

Etymology

is Foghille 1333SR (p),Fogwell 1765 D . ' Hill with fog-pasture . ' For the first element , v. Voghay supra 457 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement