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.

Ludwell

Other OS name in the Parish of Horsted Keynes

Historical Forms

  • Ludwell 1618 SRS14,193
  • Ludwell Spring 1668 SAC1,104

Etymology

is Ludwell 1618 SRS 14, 193, Ludwell Spring 1668 SAC 1, 104 . The name probably referred to a loud or bubbling spring .