Sourwells(lost)
Other OS name in the Parish of Bradley
Historical Forms
- Sour Wells 1811,1838 Nelthorpe 1839 TA
Etymology
( lost ) , 1824O , 1831Monson , 1838Brace , Sour Wells 1811, 1838Nelthorpe ,1839TA , cf. Sowre lea furrelong 1628Nelthorpe , Sower Le Well Close 1634Nelthorpe , Sowrely well 1654Nelthorpe , Sowereliwell chase 1685Nelthorpe , Sower Lewell Close 1709Nelthorpe ; the earlier name is ' the sour meadow,pasture ' , v. sūr , lea ( OE lēah ) , to which was added wella ' a well,a spring ' .