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Windley Well

Other OS name in the Parish of Baslow and Bubnell

Historical Forms

  • Wingley Hooke 1571 Derby
  • Winley Well 1656 ib
  • Wingley hook Well 1721 Clarionxxv

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) , Wingley Hooke 1571Derby , Winley Well 1656 ib, Wingley hook Well 1721 Clarion xxv , v. lēah , hōc , wælla .