Winterborne Zelstone
Major Settlement in the Parish of Winterborne Zelstone
Historical Forms
- ?Wintreborne 1086 DB(f.75)
- Wintreborna Exon
- Winterburn' 1214 Cur
- Winterborn' 1226 ib
- Wynterburn 1227 FF
- Wynterborn(e) 1285 FA 1546 Ct
- Wynterburn(e) Malreward' 1230 P 1268 Ass
- Winterborn(e), Wynterborn(e) Maureward(e), Wynterburn(e) Maureward(e) 1242–3 Fees 1268 Ass 1620 CH
- Wynterbourne 1280 Ass
- -Marleward 1280 1285 FA
- Wynterborn Maylward 1291 Tax
- -Maurward 1340 NI
- -Maryward 1383 IpmR
- -Maurewod 1416 ib
- -Mawreward 1422,1428 Midd
- Wynterborne als. Wynterborne Seleston 1437 ib
- -Marwood(e) 1601 Hen1 1626 DoIpm
- -Malward 1619 CH
- Wynterbourne Marewarde by Bere 1409 Cl
- Wynterbourne Maleward 1428 FA
- Marlewardeston 1275 RH
- Wynterbo(u)rn(e), Winterbo(u)rn(e) Selyston 1350 FF 1431 FA 1432 Midd 1514 Hutch3
- Winterbo(u)rn(e) Seleston(') 1398 Cecil 1403 IpmR 1419–1433 Midd 1422 FF
- Wynterborn als. Wynterborn Maureward 1468 IpmR
- Wynterborn Sheleston 1415 Midd
- -Sylliston, -Syllyston 1518 Hutch3
- -Celston 1528 ib
- -Selston 1535 VE 1550 Midd
- -Zelston 1626 DoIpm
- Seleston 1428 ib
- Selston Wynterborne 1484 IpmR
- Zelston Winterborne 1795 Boswell
Etymology
One of several places named from R. Winterborne, a tributary of R. Stour, v. RNs.infra . The identification of the DB form is that of Eyton 97, 100 (also Fägersten 73), cf. VCHDo 365, DBGazetteer 129, Winterborne Came par. 1 261. The affixes are manorial. The family of Maleward , Maureward was here from 12th-16th centuries, cf. William Maureward 1227 FF, Geoffrey Maldreward (sic)1230 P, etc, and for the same affix, cf. Kingston (Maurward) in Stinsford par. 1 369, and Shipton Gorge par. infra ; the surname occurs with tūn 'estate' in 1275.The affix Selyston , Seleston , etc is no doubt from the family called de Seles (probably from Zeals W 182) and tūn , as supposed by Fägersten 73; a Henry de Seles was a witness to a charter concerning the adjacent par. of Almer in c. 1276 (15) ShaftR (f. 28) (also cited in Hutch3 3 494), cf. also Robert de Seles 1268Ass (Hasler hundred).