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 Water … called 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 .