Callowell
Other OS name in the Parish of Stroud
Historical Forms
- Collowell Leaze 1639 InqM
- Caliwell 1830 M
Etymology
, Collowell Leaze 1639 InqM,Caliwell 1830 M , possibly ' well in bare ground ' , v. calu ( as a sb . ) , wella , referring to a spring below the hamlet ; the area is lacking in woodland and this fact may be recorded in the name ; the early Collow - suggests some confusion with e.ModE collow ' coal-dust,grime ' .