Welburn
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bulmer
Historical Forms
- Wellebrun(e) 1086 DB 1251 Ch
- Welbrun 1243 Fees
- Welleburn(e) 1167 P 1279 YI 1310 Ch
- Welburn(e) 1301 LS
Etymology
v. w(i)ella, burna , and cf. Welburn (Ryed) 66infra . The forms with -brun are due to the influence of the cognate ON brunnr. Cf. Welbourne (L).