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.

Well Fen Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Upwell

Historical Forms

  • Welfen bi Gunildislake 1221 ElyA
  • Wellefen 1386 Ct

Etymology

is Welfen bi Gunildislake 1221ElyA , Wellefen 1386Ct . Gunildislake is “ the sluggish stream ( v. lacu ) belonging to a woman bearing the Anglo - Scandinavian name Gunhild . ”