Welby
Major Settlement in the Parish of Asfordby
Historical Forms
- Alebi 1086 DB 1162×70 Rut l.12 GarCart c.1220 Berkeley a.1250 GarCh
- Alebie 1086 DB
- Alebia c.1130 LeicSurv
- Aleby a.1211 Rut e.13 GarCart 1295,1299 Ipm 1347,1351 BPR
- Halebi l.12 GarCart
- Haleby Hy3 RBE c.1310 WoCart 1449
- Oleby 1225 Cur 1243 Fees m.13 Deed 1459,1467 Banco 1524 Ipm 1552 AAS
- Olebye 1537 LeicW
- Olabye 1576 Saxton
- Olebe alias Welbe 1573 Fine
- Ouleby 1276 RH
- Owelby 1507 Ipm
- Welby 1371 Rut 1398 ISLR 1518 Visit 1610 Speed
- Welyby 1425 Cl
- Welbye 1535 VE 1607 LeicW
- Wolby alias dicta Welby 1541 Nichols
Etymology
'Āli's farmstead, village', v. bȳ , cf. Ailby, DLPN 1. For the ODan pers.n. Āli , v. SPNLY 9.
Places in the same Parish
Other OS name
- All Saints' Church
- Alma Lodge
- Asfordby Hall
- Asfordby Hill
- Asfordby Ho
- Asfordby Old Hall
- Blue Bell Inn
- Bradgate Lane
- Brook Lane
- Crown
- Glebe Rd
- The Grove
- The Home Fm
- The Horse Shoes
- Lady Lodge
- Lord Wilton's Gorse
- Manor Fm
- Melton Rd
- Mill Ho., Mill Lane
- Newfoundland Lodge
- Pasture Fm, Pasture Ho
- Pump Lane
- The Rectory
- Sandlen's Lodge
- Saxelbye Road Fm
- The Shieling
- The Valley
- Ash Plantation
- Fishponds Spinney
- Grange Cottage
- Oak Plantation
- Old Hall
- Potter Hill, Potter Hill Fm
- St Bartholomew's Church
- Stanton Plantation
- Stonesby House Fm
- Thorney Plantation
- Welby Grange
- Welby House Fm, Welby Ho
- Welby Lane
- Welby Lodge
- Welby Osier Beds
- Yaxley Ho