Joseph Atwell, D.D. (12 April 1696, in Buckland Monachorum – 11 August 1768, in Oxford) was an Oxford college head in the 18th century."The History and Antiquities of Gloucester: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time" Rudge, T. pp264/5 Gloucester; J. Wood; 1811 - Gloucester

Atwell was educated at Exeter College, Oxford and became a Fellow in 1718.Alumni Oxonienses (1500-1715): Appleyard-Azard He was Rector from 1733 until 1737.Exeter College', A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford (1954), pp. 107–118 An ordained Anglican priest, he held the livings at Oddington and Fairford.CCEd

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