Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Winfrode 1086 DB, Exon

• Winfroda Exon

• Winfrod(e) Newburgh, Winfrod(e) Neuburg, Wynfrod(e) Newburgh, Wynfrod(e) Neuburg 13 Weld1 1210–2 RBE 1212 Fees 1213,1214 Cur 1236 FF 1288 Ass

• Wynfrod(e) Neuburgh 1289 Weld1 1297 Pat

• Wynefrod(e), Winefrod(e) 1227 FF 1308 Pat

• Winfroud 1250 Fees

• Winfrot, Wynfrot 1195,1210 P

• Wynfrot als. Winfrod 1246 Ipm 1268 Ass

• Wynfrot Neuborgh 1288 ib

• Wynfrot als. Newborough 1703 Weld1

• Wynford(e), Winford(e) 1210–2 RBE 1212 Fees 1267 Ch 1269 Ass 1268 Pat 1271 RH 1275 Rent 1446

• Wineford, Wyneford 1250 Fees 1280 Ass

• Wyneford Neuburgh 1437 Weld1

• Winfret, Winifrat 1216 ClR

• Wynfrete 1575 Saxton

• Wimfrost 1228 Cl

• Wymfrod(e) 1244 1268 1276 Pat 1279 Ch 1280 1288 Ass

• Wymfrod(e) Neuburgh 1297 Pat

• Wynnfred 1244 Ass

• Wynfred(e), Winfred(e) 1273 Cl 1278 QW 1280 Ass 1282 Cl

• Winfred(e) Neuburgh, Winfred(e) Neuburth, Winfred(e) Nouborthe, Winfred(e) Neesburgh 1288 Ass 1291 Tax

• Winfred(e) Neuborgh 1311 Cl

• Winfred(e) Neburg 1311 Weld1 1318 Ch

• Winfred(e)neburgh 1319 FF 1447 Cl

• Wynifrede 1278 QW

• Wynfrede and Neburgh 1388 Cl

• Wynefred(e) (et) Neuburgh 1288 Ass 1291 Pat 1436 Weld1

• Wynfreud 1294 Ch 1313

• Wimfred(e), Wymfred(e) 1244 Ass 1260 Cl 1279

• Wymfred(e) iuxta Benedon 1280 Ass

• Wymfred(e) Neuburg(h) 1288 ib

• Neuburgh Wymfred(e) 1315 Pat 1332 SR

• Wind(e)ford 1250 Fees

• Wylefrod 1250 Fees

• Wynfro 1268 Ass

• Wemfrod 1279 Ch

• Wunfrot 1289 Cl

• Winfrid, Wynfrid Neuburgh 1309 Wim 1313 Pat

• Wynfryth als. Wynflyth 1399 Pat

• Wynfryth Nowbro 1535 DCMDeed

• Wynffrythe 1554 Ampthill

• Winfrith Newborough 1705 Weld1

• Wynfreth 1412 FA

• Wynfreth Neuburgh 1431 1436 Weld1

• Wynfreth Neburgh 1440 1450 1461 Rent 1498 Ct

• Wyynfreth 1444 Weld1

• Woneford Neuburgh 1435 Weld1

Etymology

Originally a stream name from PrWelsh  wïnn3 'white, bright' and PrWelsh  frud 'stream', identical in origin with Winford So (DEPN) and Wynford Eagle par. infra , v. Ekwall RN 462–3, Jackson 555–6.The r.n. Win is a back-formation from the p.n. The family of de Neuburgh , de Nouo burgo (from le Neubourg in Normandy (Eure)) was here from the time of Hy 1 (Fees 89), and is mentioned in 1195 P, 13Weld 1, 1210 P, 1228 Cl, 1250 Feeset freq to 1332 SR. Benedon is Bindon in Wool par. infra . The bounds of the manor of Winfrith Newburgh are given in 1682Weld 1 (M78).