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.

Winskill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Giggleswick

Historical Forms

  • Wyndescale 1414 Fount
  • Wenschall 1554 WillY
  • Winshayll, Wynshayll 1577 ib
  • Wynscale 1583 Raist
  • Winskale 1587 ib
  • Winskall 1647 ib
  • Winscall 1659 PRMl

Etymology

Winskill, Wyndescale 1414 Fount, Wenschall 1554 WillY, Winshayll , Wynshayll 1577 ib, Wynscale 1583Raist , Winskale 1587 ib, Winskall 1647 ib, Winscall 1659 PRMl. 'Wind-swept shielings', v. wind , skáli ; it lies on a very exposed site above the great cliff to the north of Langcliff.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name