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.

Winsham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Braunton

Historical Forms

Wenneham 1086 DB

Winesham 1244 Ass

Wynesham 1244 Ass 1333 SR

Etymology

Probably 'Wine 's ham(m).'

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Braunton