Wellholmes Holt
Other OS name in the Parish of Bigby
Historical Forms
- Welhams 1731 EstMap 1840 TA
- Welhams Cover 1828 Bry
- Well-holmes 1824 O
Etymology
, Welhams 1731EstMap ,1840TA , Welhams Cover 1828 Bry, Well-holmes 1824 O , the forms are late , but this is likely to mean ' the dry grounds in marsh with a spring ' , v. wella , holmr , the latter often being represented by spellings in ham in north L ; a small stream rises in the Holt .