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Welton

Welton proper noun: a hamlet in Sebergham parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3544).

Proper noun

Welton (countable and uncountable, plural Weltons)

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

Forms of Welton

pluralWeltons

Origin of Welton

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

Questions about Welton

What does Welton mean?
Welton means a hamlet in Sebergham parish, Cumberland district, Cumbria (OS grid ref NY3544).
What part of speech is Welton?
Welton is a proper noun.

Words near Welton in the dictionary

  1. welterweights
  2. Weltes
  3. welthe
  4. welting
  5. weltings
  6. Welton
  7. Weltons
  8. Weltpolitik
  9. welts
  10. weltschmerz
  11. Welty

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