Welton Dale
valley · East Riding of Yorkshire
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
This name combines 'Welton' (likely meaning 'well farm/settlement') with 'dale' (Old English for a valley).
Word origins
- Welton
- Old EnglishAttestedwell farm/settlement(from wella "spring, well", tun "farmstead, settlement")
- Dale
- Old Englishvalley(from dæl "valley")