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.

Winnow Dale

Field in the Parish of Illston on the Hill

Historical Forms

  • 1848 TA
  • Wynydale 1374 Wyg
  • Wynnydale 1388 Wyg

Etymology

Winnow Dale (Wynydale 1374, Wynnydale 1388, v. whinny, dalr).