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.

Wellesley

Other OS name in the Parish of Bishop's Tawton

Historical Forms

  • Weleslegh 1333 SR
  • Wellislegh 1340 Ass

Etymology

is Weleslegh 1333SR (p), Wellislegh 1340Ass (p) . cf. Willesleigh supra 342 . There is a spring about 300 yards away .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement