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.

Winchfield

Early-attested site in the Parish of St Stephens

Historical Forms

  • (æt) Uuincelfelda 996 KCD
  • Wyncelfeld 12th StAlbansN
  • Wyncefeld 13th ib
  • Wynchfelde 1512 Ct
  • Winchefeld t.Jas1 ib

Etymology

Winchfield (lost) is (æt ) Uuincelfelda 996 KCD (13th) 696, Wyncelfeld 12thStAlbansN , Wyncefeld 13th ib., Wynchfelde 1512Ct , Winchefeld t. Jas 1 ib. This is a compound of OE  wincel , 'corner, angle,' and feld.