Weltmore Fm
Early-attested site in the Parish of Littleport
Historical Forms
- Welpingmor 1251 ElyCouch 1277 Ely
- Welpmor 1306 ElyCouch t.Hy5 Fleet
- Whelpmore 1334 ElyCouch 1609 AddCh
- Whelpyngmore 1556 Ct
Etymology
Weltmore Fm is Welpingmor 1251ElyCouch , 1277Ely , Welpmor 1306ElyCouch , t. Hy 5 Fleet, Whelpmore 1334ElyCouch , 1609AddCh , Whelpyngmore 1556Ct . The forms in W (h )elping - make derivation from a personal name Hwelp more likely than derivation from OE hwelp , 'cub,' hence 'Hwelp 's marsh,' v. mōr . Cf. Kirkwhelpington (PN NbDu 129). For the possibility of a native English name Hwelp cf. Feilitzen 297s. n. Hvelpr and Tengstrand 367, s. n. Uuelp .
Places in the same Parish
Early-attested site
- Apes Hall
- Burnt Fen
- Camel Drove
- Chain Fm
- Croft Hills
- Crouch Moor
- Deepney Drove
- Hale Drove
- Hawkins's Drove
- Mow Fen
- Sketchdoles Fm
- Spaindelf Fm
- Wood Fen
Other OS name
- Crouch Moor Fm
- Black Bank
- Black Horse Drove
- Old Pool Drove
- Poplar Drove
- Willow Row Drove
- Black Horse Fm
- Burnt Chimney Drove
- Dairy Houses
- Burnt Fen
- Cross Drove
- Grubb's Fm
- Hill Fm
- The Holmes
- The Hundreds
- Littleport Bridge
- Littleport Fields
- Lock Spit Fm
- Mare Fen
- Middle Drove
- Mildenhall Drain
- The Plains
- Portley Hill
- Rack Fen
- Sandhill
- Scotland Fm
- Wadlode Fm
- West Moor Drove
- West Moor Fen
- White Hall Fm
- White Ho Fm
- White House Drove
- Willow Row Fms