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Wellingore

village · Lincolnshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Wellingore is thought to derive from an Old English personal name, 'Welling', combined with 'ora', meaning 'slope' or 'bank'. It suggests a settlement on a slope belonging to someone named Welling.

Word origins

Wellingore
Old EnglishWelling's slope(from Welling "personal name (from 'wella' or 'wellan')", ora "slope, bank")