Welton

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proper noun

A hamlet in Sebergham parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3544).

OriginOld English wella →
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Meanings

proper nounWelton (countable and uncountable, plural Weltons)

plural Weltons

  1. A place in England:
    1. countableuncountableA hamlet in Sebergham parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3544).
    2. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE9627).
    3. countableuncountableA village and civil parish (served by Welton-by-Lincoln Parish Council) in West Lindsey district, Lincolnshire (OS grid ref TF0179).
    4. countableuncountableA village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, previously in Daventry district (OS grid ref SP5866).
    5. countableuncountableA suburb of Midsomer Norton, Bath and North East Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST6654).
  2. countableuncountableA hamlet near Mauchline, East Ayrshire council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS5027).
  3. countableuncountableA minor city and township in Clinton County, Iowa, United States.
  4. countableA habitational surname from Old English.

Origin

  1. Old Englishwella“well, spring, stream”
  2. EnglishWelton

From Old English wella (“well, spring, stream”) + tūn (“enclosure; settlement, town”).

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Cite this entry
APA

Welton. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welton

MLA

“Welton.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welton. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Welton,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Welton.

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