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Survey of English Place-Names

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Cordals

Other OS name in the Parish of South Kilworth

Historical Forms

  • caldewelle, chaldewelle 1200 AAS
  • Cawdells 1601 Terrier
  • Cawdles 1638,1674,1708 ib
  • Cawdels 1724 ib
  • Top Caudle, Middle Caudle, Low Caudle 1821 ib
  • Cawdle springe 1638,1674 ib
  • Cawdles Spring 1708 ib
  • Cawdels Spring, Cawdley's Spring 1765,1781 ib
  • Cawdleys Spring 1784 ib

Etymology

( local ) , caldewelle , chaldewelle 1200 AAS,Cawdells 1601Terrier , Cawdles 1638, 1674, 1708ib , Cawdels 1724ib ,Top Caudle , Middle Caudle , Low Caudle 1821ib , cf. Cawdleyes 1701, 1733ib , Caudwell leys c.1715, 1724ib , Cawdleys 1781, 1784ib , Cawdwell Lays 1781ib ( v. leys ) , Cawdle springe 1638, 1674ib , Cawdles Spring 1708ib , Cawdels Spring , Cawdley 's Spring 1765, 1781ib , Cawdleys Spring 1784ib ( v. spring 1 ) , v. cald , wella .