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Welton Painshall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Welton

Historical Forms

  • Tax, prebendary of Welton Payneshalle 1313 Pat
  • Welton Payneshall 1345 Cl 1440 LCStatutes 1526 Sub 1535 VE 1548 CA
  • Welton Payneshill 1428 FA
  • Welton Painshall 1573 LER
  • Panus Hall 1634 AH 1634 Hunt 1634 Terrier
  • Pene-Hall 1649 AH 1649 Hunt 1649 Terrier
  • Pane Hall 1649 AH 1649 Hunt 1649 Terrier
  • Panshall 1772 CCLeases
  • Welton Painshall Prebend 1776,1777 CCLeases
  • Paunch Hall 1828 Bry

Etymology

Welton Painshall. Welton Ashby Payneshall 1291 Tax , prebendary of Welton Payneshalle 1313 Pat, Welton Payneshall 1345 Cl, 1440 LCStatutes, 1526 Sub, 1535 VE, 1548 CA, Welton Payneshill 1428 FA, Welton Painshall 1573 LER, Panus Hall 1634 AH, 1634 Hunt, 1634Terrier , Pene -Hall 1649 AH, 1649 Hunt, 1649Terrier , Pane Hall 1649 AH, 1649 Hunt, 1649Terrier , Panshall 1772CCLeases , Welton Painshall Prebend 1776, 1777CCLeases , Paunch Hall 1828 Bry. Painshall is a compound of the OFr  pers.n. Pain (Lat  Paganus ) and hall 1 'a hall, a manor-house'.