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Survey of English Place-Names

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Winfield Fell(lost)

Other OS name in the Parish of Slaidburn

Historical Forms

  • Winfield Green 1845 TA
  • Windefeild fell 1652 ParlSurv

Etymology

( lost ) , 1859 O.S. , Winfield Green 1845TA , Windefeild fell 1652ParlSurv , ' wind-swept field ' , v. wind , feld , fjall ; it was near Staple Oak .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name