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Survey of English Place-Names

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Lud's Well

Other OS name in the Parish of Stainton le Vale

Historical Forms

  • riuulum de ludewell l12 MiD

Etymology

, presumably to be identified with riuulum de ludewell l12MiD , though no other forms have been noted . It is probably ' the loud spring ' , v. hlūd , wella , though an OE  pers.n.Luda is formally possible as first el .