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.

Wintringham

Early-attested site in the Parish of St Neots

Historical Forms

  • Wintringeham Hy2 StNeot Hy3
  • Wintringham, Wyntringham 1227,1270,1286 Ass
  • Winteringham 1270 Ass

Etymology

'Homestead of the people of Wintra (actually on record) or Winter (which is suggested by such a p.n. as Winterslow (W)).'Cf. Winteringham (L), Wintringham (Y) and Winterton (L).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement