Damwells
Other OS name in the Parish of Ludborough
Historical Forms
- damwells 1578 Terrier
- damwelles 1625 Terrier
- Damwells 1706,1745 Terrier 1775 EnclA
- Dam swels (sic) 1697 Terrier
Etymology
, damwells 1578Terrier , damwelles 1625Terrier , Damwells 1706, 1745Terrier , 1775EnclA , Dam swels (sic)1697Terrier , Damwels 1703,Damwells 1724Terrier , this is probably ' the springs by the pond ' or the like , v. damme(dammr) , wella . Beside the farm , recently demolished , is a pond which presumably gave rise to the name .