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.

St Helen's Well

Other OS name in the Parish of Walton

Etymology

, 1812 Whit 184 , a well dedicated to St Helen , a frequent dedication ; the saint 's name occurs in other local p. ns . such as St Helen 's Ford & Grange ( across the R . Wharfe ) 81 , St Helen's Lane 245supra .