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.

Horsewells

Other OS name in the Parish of Newton Ferrers

Historical Forms

  • Halswill 1330 SR
  • Haslewell 1709 Recov

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Halswill 1330SR (p), Haslewell 1709Recov . ' Hazel spring . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement