Welford's Windmill
Other OS name in the Parish of High Easter
Historical Forms
- Welffrods 1608 Rental
- le Wolfrode 1403 ib
Etymology
( 6 ″ ) is Wolferodysacre 1516, Wolferdys (halfeyerde )1517, Wolfrodes (acre )1569–74, Welfordes 1575 ib., Welffrods 1608Rental . This is probably identical with le Wolfrode 1403ib. , ' wolf clearing . ' Cf. Polayneswolfrode 1395Ct for Pullenssupra 483 and Rothend infra 503 .