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Survey of English Place-Names

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Well Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Kippax

Historical Forms

  • th' well lane 1656 PRKp

Etymology

, th ' well lane 1656 PRKp , cf. also le Welleflat 1323MinAcct , Wellesick 1296 ib , Wellesyke 1421 ib , Welsyke 1341Surv , v. wella ' well, spring ' , lane , flat , sīc ' stream ' .