Orwithfleet
Early-attested site in the Parish of Welwick
Historical Forms
- Orthwithflet 12th Meaux
- Orwythfle(e)t 1197–1210 Melsa
- Ortheflet t.John AddCh
Etymology
Orwithfleet (lost) is Orthwithflet 12thMeaux , Orwythfle (e )t 1197–1210 Melsa et freq , Ortheflet t. JohnAddCh . Possibly 'fleot near the remote wood' from ON or 'away from' (cf. Norw Urnes , NoGN xii, 47, etc.) and viðr . Cf. English Outwood .The first element may, as Professor Ekwall suggests, be OScand urð 'broken ground.'
Leaflet | Tiles © Esri — Esri, DeLorme, NAVTEQ, TomTom, Intermap, iPC, USGS, FAO, NPS, NRCAN, GeoBase, Kadaster NL, Ordnance Survey, Esri Japan, METI, Esri China (Hong Kong), and the GIS User Community