English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Quelm Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Warfield

Historical Forms

  • Quelmys 1462 ECR
  • Quelmys, Quelmes 1538 Windsor
  • Quelms 1841 TA

Etymology

Quelm Lane, Quelmys 1462ECR , Quelmys , Quelmes 1538Windsor .Quelmes 1607Norden , Quelms 1841TA . O.S. maps show two streams rising in the vicinity. The name is probably the pl. of an OE  cw(i)elm 'well, spring', discussed in Löfvenberg 160.