Welton le Wold
village · Lincolnshire
Old EnglishAI-generated
This place name indicates a settlement located on the chalk uplands known as the Wolds. It combines the Old English 'tūn' (settlement) with a reference to the Wolds, likely meaning 'settlement by the spring on the Wolds'.
Word origins
- Wel
- Old Englishspring or stream(from wella "spring, stream")
- tūn
- Old Englishsettlement, farmstead(from tūn "enclosure, farmstead, village")
- le Wold
- Old Englishby the Wolds(from wald "forest, open country, uplands")
Historical forms
Welletone · Welton