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.

Wellcross

Other OS name in the Parish of Itchingfield

Historical Forms

  • Wellcross 1706 SAC40,82
  • atte Welle 1297 Bodl88

Etymology

is Wellcross in1706 (SAC 40, 82) and was probably the home of John atte Welle (1297Bodl 88) .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement