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Welbeck Spring

Other OS name in the Parish of Melton Ross

Historical Forms

  • a spring of Water … called Wellbeck 1638 Terrier(BarnetbyleWold)
  • Well Becke 1666 Terrier
  • Welbeck marfarr 1662 Terrier(Bigby)
  • Welbeck Marfare 1668 Terrier(Bigby)
  • Wellbecke Marfurr 1671 Terrier(BarnetbyleWold)
  • Wellbecke marforrow 1690 Terrier(Bigby)
  • Wellbecks 1820 MiscDep
  • Welbeck 1828 Bry

Etymology

, a spring of Watercalled Wellbeck 1638Terrier (Barnetby le Wold), Well Becke 1666Terrier , Welbeck marfarr 1662Terrier (Bigby), Welbeck Marfare 1668Terrier (Bigby), Wellbecke Marfurr 1671Terrier (Barnetby le Wold), Wellbecke marforrow 1690Terrier (Bigby) (v. marfur 'a boundary furrow'), Wellbecks 1820MiscDep 204 , Welbeck 1828 Bry ; this is identical with Welbeck (PN Nt 103–4) meaning ' the stream rising from a spring ' , v. wella , bekkr , an AScand compound .