Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Wenitone 1086 DB

• Wyninton l12 Orm2

• Wynninton 1271–5 Chest

• Winninton 1354 Tab

• Wynnynton 1442 ChRR 1527 AD

• Wininton iuxta Northwych 1271–4 Chest

• Wyneton 1190–1210 Orm2 17

• Wynington 1199–1216 Chest c.1240 JRC 1673 ChRR

• Wynnington, Wynyngton 1271 Tab 14 Plea 1321

• Winnington 1399 ChRR

• Wininctona 1288 Court

• Wynygnton 1535 AD

• Winnington Hall 1831 Bry

• Wynentona 1210–20 Chest

• Winenton c.1270 JRC

• Winton 1238 Sheaf 1580

• Wynmington 13 Sheaf 17

• Wenyngton c.1260 JRC 1325 Cl 1548 AD

• Weninton 1270 Sheaf l13 Chest

• Wenynton c.1300 JRL 1320 VR 1448(p),1495 ChRR

• Winigton 1272–90,1288 ChFor 1287 Court

• Wynigton 1292 Ipm

• Wynygton 1318 Eyre 1332 Chol 1526 AD

• Wynnygton 1389 ChRR

• Wyminton 1278 Misc

• Wiminton 1308 Tab

• Wymynton 1357 BPR

• Wymyngton 1351 1540 AD

• Wymington 1536 ChRR

• Wimington 1546 Dugd

• Wymigton 1295 Fine

• Weynigton 1323 Chol

• Weynyngton 1515 MinAcct

• Wynyton 1430 ChRR

Etymology

'Farm called after Wine', from the OE  pers.n. Wine and -īngtūn, with hall , lane and park . The same pers.n. occurs in Winsford 173supra , five miles upstream on R. Weaver. Wilmington is near Northwich 2192, and formerly extended as far as the Town Bridge there, cf. Castle St. 190supra .