Interestingly, village is next to Tealby, which=OE *Tǣflas, '(settlement of) the Taifali', to which 'by' later addedhttps://www.academia.edu/24440327/Tealby_the_Taifali_and_the_end_of_Roman_Lincolnshire …
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A possible 4th-century Roman font with a Chi-Rho symbol, found at Walesby, Lincolnshire.pic.twitter.com/KqqEqPWuLs
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all fascinating - was familiar w/Tealby thanks to your previous tweets, but not re Walesby - thanks, Dr C! :)
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My pleasure! :)
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and all helpful - and much needed/appreciated - distraction! ;)
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@CatherineEsse@HARTResearch@LincsSkies@Dr_HLO Maybe a village of thralls. Waelh. -
Prob not, I suspect e.g. later meaning+usually thought not in place-names
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@CatherineEsse etymology suggests that the hypothesis is plausible. Geography suggests it isn't. -
Not sure what you mean; perfectly credible historical context eg https://twitter.com/caitlinrgreen/status/759698675996037120 … & http://www.caitlingreen.org/2016/10/ludford-tealby-and-the-taifali.html?m=1 …
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