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Bawdeswell
Bawdeswell is a small rural village and civil parish in the Breckland district of the county of Norfolk, England. At the time of the 2011 census it had a population of 828 and an area of 487 hectares. As of June 2012 there were 360 dwellings with some 314 in the village itself and a further 46 within the parish boundary. Some of the dwellings are holiday lets.〔''Village Magazine'' distribution list〕
==Toponymy==
The village name appears to be unique, with no other example being found by internet searches, and has been spelt as Baldereswella, Baldeswell, Badswell, Bawsewella and Baldeswelle—in 1807 it was officially Baldeswell. The exact meaning of the name of the village is uncertain. However, well or wella is well (water), stream or spring and it is clear that there has always been water here with quite a number of wells still surviving, the water table being or less. Baldhere can be found listed as a boy's name. In Old English it meant 'Strong or Courageous Army' and may date back before the 7th century, in Norse it was a mythological son of the God Odin and in Swedish meant 'The God of Light'. The name of the village may thus stem from the Old English given name Baldhere and refers to a source of water belonging to or possibly discovered by him. Therefore an original spelling may have been ''Baldhereswell(a)''. In his ''An Essay towards a Topographical History of the County of Norfolk: volume 8'', historian, social and landscape geographer Francis Blomefield considers the meaning of ''balder'' could be quick running water and ascribes the same meaning to Boldre, Hampshire and Baldersdale, North Yorkshire.〔
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