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Survey of English Place-Names

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( landcalled ) Wingfeilds

Field in the Parish of Scraptoft

Historical Forms

  • ( landcalled ) Wingfeilds 1745 Terrier

Etymology

(landcalled) Wingfeilds 1745 (prob. the surn. Wingfield in the possessive case; otherwise, v. vengi)