Barwell

B3A1R1W4E1L1L1

proper noun

A large village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP4496).

OriginOld English bār →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. A large village and civil parish in Hinckley and Bosworth borough, Leicestershire, England (OS grid ref SP4496).
  2. A small locality in Chessington, borough of Kingston upon Thames, Greater London, England (OS grid ref TQ1763).
  3. A surname.

Origin

  1. Old Englishbār“boar”
  2. EnglishBarwell

From Old English bār (“boar”) + wielle (“spring”).

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APA

Barwell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barwell

MLA

“Barwell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barwell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Barwell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Barwell.

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