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.

Warfleet

Early-attested site in the Parish of Dartmouth

Etymology

The first element is probably the OE  weall in some sense, perhaps that of earthwork or rampart. The second is fleot, referring to the little creek here.