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.

Walmspout Coppice

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mathon

Historical Forms

  • la Welme 1275 SR

Etymology

This is OE  wielm (Anglian wælm ) and a spring is marked on the map just to the north of the coppice.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement