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Great Welnetham
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English
Etymology
Both Great and Little Welnetham were recorded as Hvelfiham in 1086 (DB) and Weluetham by 1170.
Proper noun
Great Welnetham
en small village par/Great Whelnetham dist/West Suffolk co/Suffolk cc/England previously in dist/St Edmundsbury OS grid ref TL8759.
Usage notes
The village and civil parish have slightly different spellings. This spelling is used for the village on Ordnance Survey maps, also in the "Dictionary of British Place Names" by A. D. Mills.
Related terms
en Little Welnetham
References
Ordnance Survey