Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Winefeld, Wynefeld 1204 Pat 1398

• foresta de- 1211 P

• forest' de Wineseld' 1209 Pipe

• Wynf(f)el(l) 1323 Misc 1375 Ipm

• forest of Wynfeld 1588 Hothf

• Whinfel(l), Whynfel(l) 1204 NB 1308 Pat 1323 Cl 1344 Pat 1345 Fine 1823 M

• -park 1357 Pat c.1540 Leland 1865 OS

• 'forest of-', -Forest 1324 Pat 1327 Ipm 1865 OS

• bosco de Winfel 1230–41 Weth

• foresta de Wynfell 1371 ChancM

• Wynnefell 1323 Misc

• Quynesfell, Quinesfell 1247,1256 Pipe

• Quini-, Quennejfel(l) 1272 Misc

• Quennefell 1292 Ipm

• Quinnef(f)el(l), Quynnef(f)el(l) 1284 Ipm 1383 Pedw79d

• Quinfel(l), Quynfel(l) 1279 Ass20d 1283 Ipm 1301 Kendi,138 1376 Pat

• (foresta de) Whyn(n)efell 1292 Ass20 1370 Ipm

• -felde 1322 Ch

• Whynf(i)eld, Whinf(i)eld, -feild 1308 FF 1653 CliffordL 1684 PR

• forest of- 1617 NWm

• -Park 1671 Fleming 1702 PR 1790 Hothf

• Oldparke de Qwynfell 1425 BrStAcct

• le Old parke 1523 SheriffAcct4d

Etymology

'Gorse hill', v. hvin , fjall , and cf. Whinfell (i, 142supra ) of the same origin. The hill over which the forest extends (v. forest ) is now called Quarrystone Bank; the park (v. park ) lies to the south of High Street; it was also called Oldparke de Qwynfell 1425BrStAcct 2, le Old parke 1523SheriffAcct 4d cf. also le Dereparke , the Parke Rayle (infra ). On the forms with Qu - cf. Phonol. §20.