Welbeck
Major Settlement in the Parish of Welbeck
Historical Forms
- Wellebech c.1161 Dane 1184,1186 P
- Wellebecco c.1179 Ch
- Wellebec 1187 DbCh 1324 Ipm
- Welebec 1201–12 RBE
- Welebek 1226 Ebor
- Wilebek c.1270 Gerv
- Welbecke 1284 FA
Etymology
This name must be a hybrid compound of OE wielle and ON bekkr. The reference is to the stream which rises at Creswell (Db) and, before the formation of the artificial lake, joined the Poulter above Norton. Cf. rivulus qui dicitur Wellebec t. Hy 2 (1327) Ch, rivulum qui dicitur Wellebek 1245FF , Wilebek-water , Wilebek streme c. 1540 L.