The story
From the name of the town Wells (“springs”) + lēah (“woodland”), thus 'the woodland by the springs'.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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From the name of the town Wells (“springs”) + lēah (“woodland”), thus 'the woodland by the springs'.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.