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Beardwell is a farm and small hamlet in the parish of Atworth, Wiltshire, England. [1]

The name appears in the mid-fifteenth century Tropenell Cartulary as Bedewelle, then as Bidwell in 1631, and as Beard Well in a Tithe Award of c. 1840. [2] By comparison with Bidwell in Northamptonshire, the name may be connected with the location of the settlements, as both stand near a Roman road. [3]

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References

  1. "Beardwell :: Survey of English Place-Names". epns.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 24 April 2021.
  2. J. E. B. Gover, Allen Mawer, F. M. Stenton, The Place-names of Wiltshire, Vol. 16 (University Press, 1939), pp. 5, 116
  3. Nomina, Vol. 17 (1994), p. 14: "Beardwell (Wilts.), east of Bath, is 500 yards from a Roman road."

Coordinates: 51°22′16″N2°11′48″W / 51.3710°N 2.1967°W / 51.3710; -2.1967