Bulwell, Bull-wool, Buleuuelle

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Bulwell, Bull-wool, Buleuuelle, a photo by Melodysparks (Chris Preedy) on Flickr.

Bulwell is locally pronounced 'Bull-wool', changing the 'well' for 'wool' in local slang terms. The town was named after a bull allegedly struck a sandstone rock causing it to seep water - a well. The name Bulwell came from this

The earliest documented settlements in Bulwell appeared circa 800 A.D. Recorded in the Doomsday book as "Buleuuelle" and classified as a village, Bulwell had developed into an important trading post for all kinds of goods and services

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[selenic76.livejournal.com]

Interesting pic, and I love interesting bits of information like this :)