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Wellinghouse Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Henbury

Historical Forms

  • Wellhay 1625 Inq 1628 InqM

Etymology

, cf. Welly (e )leasowe , Welly (e )parock 1642 Inq , Well (e )y paddock , Well (e )y leaze 1839TA , probably ' well enclosure ' , v. wella , (ge)hæg , as in Wellhay 1625 Inq, 1628 InqM .