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.

Winsford

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bideford

Historical Forms

  • Wentesford 1330 SR
  • Wensford 1441 DA

Etymology

This may contain ME  went , 'path, track,' hence 'ford of (or by) the track.'