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.

Winder

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lamplugh

Historical Forms

  • Winderye c.1200 StB
  • Wyndergh c.1210 1285 For
  • in Coupland 1271 StB
  • Wynderve 1277 CWx
  • Wyndeyre 1285 For
  • Wynder 1535 VE
  • Wynder-gat 1594 PR

Etymology

Cf. also Wynder Scotle 1410 AllerA. 'Wind(y) shieling,' v. erg .