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.

Winnalls

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hasfield

Historical Forms

  • Wunhales 13 Gloss
  • Wynhales 1260 GlR
  • Wynehalle 1540 MinAcct
  • Win(e)halles 1541 GlR 1601 GR123
  • Wynnols 1631 Inq
  • Winnals 1797 EnclA

Etymology

Winnalls (lost), Wunhales 13Gloss , Wynhales 1260 GlR, Wynehalle 1540MinAcct , Win (e )halles 1541 GlR, 1601GR 123, Wynnols 1631 Inq, Winnals 1797EnclA . Probably 'Wynna's nook of land', from the OE  pers.n. Wynna and halh .