English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Welbeck

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wakefield

Historical Forms

  • Willewebyth 1274 WCR
  • Wilbright (sic) 1325 ib
  • Wilbight 1326 1392 MinAcct 1461 1462 ib
  • Welbright (sic) 1363 DodsN
  • Wilbycht 1392 MinAcct
  • le Willebygh 1405 WCR1d
  • Wilbygh 1492 MinAcct
  • Wilbeck 1751 LdsM 1817 M

Etymology

Welbeck, Willewebyth 1274 WCR, Wilbright (sic)1325 ib, Wilbight 1326 ib, 1392MinAcct 88, 1461 ib 60, 1462 ib 99, Welbright (sic)1363 DodsN, Wilbycht 1392MinAcct , le Willebygh 1405WCR 1d, Wilbygh 1492MinAcct , Wilbeck 1751 LdsM, 1817 M. 'Willow bight', v. wilig , byht . The name refers to a loop in the course of the R. Calder.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site