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.

Winswell

Early-attested site in the Parish of Peters Marland

Historical Forms

  • Wivleswilla 1086 DB(Exon)
  • Wifleswille
  • Wyveleswell 1305 Ass
  • Wyveliswille 1321 Ass
  • Wyllyswell 1492 Ipm

Etymology

'Wifel 's spring,' v. wielle . On the map are Winswell (hamlet) and Willeswell Moor. The first form is probably modern and due to association with the neighbouring Winscott.It is still Willeswell on the most recent 6″ map.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement