Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Winburne 1086 DB(f.79)

• Philipeston' 1206 Cur

• Filippeston', Phylepeston' 1244 Ass

• Philippeston' 1351 Cl

• Phileppeston' 1510 MP

• Phillipston 1535 VE

• Felipston' 1235–6 Fees

• Phelip(p)eston(e) 1236,1244 FF 1285 FA 1346 FA

• Felipeston 1239 Cl 1327 Pat

• Phelypeston' 1288 Ass

• Phelipston 1331 1336 Ch 1428 FA

• Phelpeston 1318 FF 1346 Ipm 1469 Midd

• Phelpston 1348 Pat

• Phelipston 1380 Cl

• Phelpyston 1431 FA

• Phepeston 1394 Midd

• Phipiston 1455 Cl

• Philpston 1465 Pat

• Phillips(t)on 1795 Boswell

Etymology

'Philip's manor', a post-Conquest name in tūn like Forston 1340, v. IPN 131; possibly named from the Philip de Winburne mentioned in 1166 RBE (239) in connection with the abbey of Wilton, which held this manor in 1086 DB and 1235–6 Fees.The pers.n. occurs frequently in ME  as Phelip beside Philip , and the contracted forms Phelp , Philp occur as surnames, v. Reaney s.n.Philip . For the identification of the DB form Winburne , v. Eyton 119–20, VCHDo 383. The site of this lost manor, on the E bank of R. Allen (formerly the Wimborne ) S of St Giles Ho, is located by Taylor, DoNHAS 88 210–211.There is reference to a mill here in 1086 DB (VCHDo 383), to a church in 1510MP , and there was also a medieval deer-park, v. Park Copse infra .