Pinchfield Ho, Pinch Mill
Other OS name in the Parish of Wickersley
Historical Forms
- Pinchwell feild, Pinchwell field 1608 MinAcct Chas1 Rent 1662,1764 Glebe
Etymology
, 1841O.S. , 1817 M , & Pinchwell Field , Pinchwell feild ,Pinchwell field 1608MinAcct 50, Chas 1Rent , 1662, 1764Glebe ; of these names Pinchwell appears to be the oldest , probably denoting ' minnowstream ' , though a bird - name ( here pinca ' finch ' ) is often linked with wella . v. pinc , wella , feld , myln .