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.

Vellatts

Other OS name in the Parish of Bisley

Historical Forms

  • Waletesplace, Valettesplace 1448,1459 MinAcct
  • Walettesplace 1494 ib
  • Vellets 1841 TA

Etymology

, Waletesplace , Valettesplace 1448, 1459MinAcct , Walettesplace 1494 ib,Vellets 1841TA , v. fellet ' a clump of stumps, a clearing ' , but more probably the surname Vallet .