Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Windresorie 1086 DB

• Windresoria Exon

• parva Windesoria, parua Windesoria 1189 CartAnt 13 Forde 15

• parva Windesores, parve Windesore 13 15 ib

• Parva Wyndes(s)or(a) 1204 Ch 1313 Ass 1244

• Parva Wind(e)les(s)or 1209 FF 1235–6 Fees

• Parva Windeshor' 1251–2 ib

• Parva Wyndelsore 1288 Ass

• Parva Windesora 15 Forde

• Lit(t)le Wynde(l)sore, Lit(t)le wyndlesor', Lit(t)le Windesore 1278–84 Ipm 1280 Ass 1325 Pat

• petite Wyndesore 1327 Forde 15

• Lytyl(l)e Wynd(e)sor(e), Lytill(e) Wynd(e)sor(e), Lytill(e) wynd(e)sor(e) 15 Forde 1496 Pole

• Lytel(l)wynd(e)sor(e) 1494,1495 CarP

Etymology

Littlewindsor (ST 440044), Windresorie 1086 DB, Windresoria Exon, parva Windesoria , parua Windesoria 1189 CartAnt, 13 (15) Forde , parva Windesores , parve Windesore 13 (15) ib , Parva Wyndes (s )or (a )1204 (1313) Ch, 1244Ass , Parva Wind (e )les (s )or 1209 FF, 1235–6 Fees, Parva Windeshor '1251–2 ib, Parva Wyndelsore 1288Ass , Parva Windesora 15Forde , Lit (t )le Wynde (l )sore , Lit (t )le wyndlesor ', Lit (t )le Windesore 1278–84 Ipm, 1280Ass , 1325 Pat, petite Wyndesore 1327 (15) Forde , Lytyl (l )e Wynd (e )sor (e ), Lytill (e ) Wynd (e )sor (e ), Lytill (e ) wynd (e )sor (e )15Forde , 1496Pole , Lytel (l )wynd (e )sor (e )1494, 1495 CarP, distinguished from the par. name Broadwindsor supra with the affixes little (OE  lȳtel), Lat  parva and (in one 14th-cent. spelling) OFr  petit. TheDB spelling shows AN confusion of l and r . There is mention of 'chapel of All Saints' here in 1209 FF.