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.

Winter Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ridgmont

Historical Forms

  • Wintreho 1193 FF
  • Winterho 13th Dunst
  • Wintroe Corner 16th VCHiii.321

Etymology

'Wintra's hoh.' The pers. name Winter , Wintra is well established in OE and lies behind Winteringham and Winterton (L), Wintringham (Hu, Y).

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement