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Tewit Well

Other OS name in the Parish of Knaresborough

Historical Forms

  • Tuewhitwell 1626 Spad
  • Tenfoot Well 1771 M

Etymology

, Tuewhitwell 1626 Spad 76, Tenfoot Well 1771 M , e.ModE  tuwyte , tewfet ' pewit ' , wella , a medicinal well .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name