Wrinkleberry
Early-attested site in the Parish of Clovelly
Historical Forms
- Wynkenebiry 1333 SR
- Winglebury 1765 D
Etymology
The forms are late and no certainty is possible, but we may have a compound of OE wincel and burh. Hence 'burh in the angle of land.' The hamlet stands at the head of a small deep-cut valley.