Oldfleet Drain
Early-attested site in the Parish of Stallingborough
Historical Forms
- holflet Hy2 NCot e13
- Holflet' 13 Selby 13–14
- portu de Holeflet 1276 RH
- Wenflet 1086 DB
Etymology
OLDFLEET DRAIN, holflet Hy2 (e13) NCot , Holflet '13 (13–14) Selby, portu de Holeflet 1276 RH, cf. Holfletwra Hy3 (13–14) Selby (v. vrá 'a corner of land'), and probably to be identified with portu … de Houflet 1155–58 (1334) Ch and perhaps Huffeld ', Hufflot (sic)1200 Cur (p). It is tentatively identified with Wenflet 1086 DB by the editors. The meaning is 'the stream, creek flowing in a hollow', v. hol 2 , flēot . If Wenflet does belong here then it is clearly an error. v. also rivulum de Hegeling ' in f.ns. (b) infra .
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- the Oaks
- South Marsh Rd
- North Moss Lane
- Skipworths Fm
- Butt Lane
- Carr Lane
- Church St
- Epham's Lane
- Freehold Lane
- Greenland Top
- Green Man
- Gurnels Barn
- Healing Covert
- Kiln Lane
- Little London
- Long Lane
- Manor Ho
- Mauxhall
- Middle Drain
- the Ship
- the Sprothorns
- Stallingborough Grange
- Stallingborough Hall
- Stallingborough Kiln Ferry
- Stallingborough Windmill
- Wentworth's Cottage
- West Field
- Beck's Patch
- Scrub Wood