Wellingham
Early-attested site in the Parish of Ringmer
Historical Forms
- Wellingeham 1087–1100 Lewes
- Welingeham 1296 SR
- Welynggehamme 1347 Pat
- Wel(l)ingham 1240 FF 1248,1279 Ass 1327 SR
- Wylling(e)ham 1279 Ass
- Willinggehamme 1307 Ass
Etymology
OE wiellingahamm , 'hammof the dwellers by the stream,' cf. the name wellinga stan supra 272s. n. Stoneland.