Welton
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Usually ‘farmstead by a spring or stream’, OE wella + tūn; examples include: Welton East Riding of City & County of Yorkshire Welleton (1086) (DB). Welton le Marsh Lincolnshire Waletune (1086) (DB). Affix means ‘in the marshland’. Welton le Wold Lincolnshire Welletune (1086) (DB). Affix means ‘on the wold(s)’ with loss of preposition, see Wolds.
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