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.

Caswell Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Dursley

Historical Forms

  • Karswell, Kerswell 1154–89 Berk 1221 Ass

Etymology

, Karswell , Kerswell 1154–89Berk, 1221Ass , ' cress spring ' , v. cærse , wella .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement