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.

Winder

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sedbergh

Historical Forms

  • Winderge 1193 P
  • Winder, Wynder 1429 YDi 1618 PR
  • ye height of winder 1647 ib

Etymology

Winder, Winderge 1193 P (p), Winder , Wynder 1429 YD i, 1618 PR, y e height of winder 1647 ib. 'Hut or shieling exposed to or giving shelter from the wind', v. wind , vindr , erg . This name occurs also in Cu, La and We. Cf. Introd.

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement