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.

Bidwell

Other OS name in the Parish of Thorverton

Historical Forms

  • Bidewille 1301 Exon
  • Bydewill 1330 SR

Etymology

is Bidewille 1301 Exon (p), Bydewill 1330SR (p) . Cf. Bidwell supra 410 .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement