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.

Winscott (Fm)

Early-attested site in the Parish of Soulbury

Historical Forms

  • Wainscoat Farm 1826 B

Etymology

If Bryant's form is correct, this may mean 'farm(house) in which there is wainscot -work' but there is not enough to go upon.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement