![]() 1308), was an early English judge, "appointed in 1297 to travel the forests in Essex, Huntingdon, Northampton, Rutland, Surrey, and Sussex, for the purpose of enforcing the observance of the forest laws of Henry III." ![]() John de Bankwell, Bakwell, or Banquelle (d. ![]() īakewell Castle in the town of Bakewell was a motte and bailey castle built in the 12th century that was razed to the ground during the English Civil War now only ruins can be seen. There was one mill, one church and one lead mine with 80 acres of meadows. By the time of the Domesday Book, the place was listed as Badequella and was derived from an Old English personal name + wella meaning "spring or stream of a man called Badeca." Īt that time, King Edward had 18 carucates of land to the geld and the land was large enough to hold 18 ploughs. The town dates back to at least Anglo Saxon times when it was listed as Balecanwell in 949. ![]() The surname Bakewell was first found in Derbyshire, at Bakewell, today a small market town in the Peak District. ![]()
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