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.

Lizwell

Other OS name in the Parish of Widdecombe in the Moor

Historical Forms

  • Leyswille 1443 Ct
  • Lesewill 1543–58 Ct

Etymology

is Leyswille 1443Ct ,Lesewill 1543–58Ct . v. læs , wielle .