Welford on Avon
Major Settlement in the Parish of Welford on Avon
Historical Forms
- Welleford 1086 DB 1187,1190 P 1203 Cur 1221 Eyre 1227 FF 1233 Berk 1248 Ass 1325 MinAcct
- Welneford 1177 P 13 Misc Hy3 Monast 1221 Ass
- FF 1291 Tax 1316 FA c.1560 Surv
- Welneford als. Welford 1575,1603 FF
- Wylneford 1248 Ass
- Welleneford 1287 Ass
- Weleford 1261 Ipm
- Whelforde 1309 Abbr
- Welford 1314 Ipm 1691 PR
- Welford super Auene 1433 FF
Etymology
'Ford near the spring or springs', v. wella (gen.sg. wellan , gen.pl. wellena ), ford ; it has a meaning similar to Wansford (Nth 245) from welm 'spring'. The ford may have been across the Avon.