English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Windhill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bradford

Historical Forms

  • Windhall, Wyndhall 1208,1263 FF 1578 FF 1653 WillS
  • Wyndhull 1293 QW
  • Wyndehill 1379 PT
  • Windill 1579 PRLds
  • Windell, Wyndell 1585 Surv 1589 Stansf 1618 FF

Etymology

Windhill, Windhall , Wyndhall 1208, 1263 FF, 1578 FFet freq to 1653 WillS, Wyndhull 1293 QW, Wyndehill 1379 PT (p), Windill 1579 PRLds, Windell , Wyndell 1585 Surv, 1589Stansf 126, 1618 FF. 'Hill exposed to the wind', v. wind , hyll , cf. Wind Hill i, 258, ii, 168, etc. supra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name