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.

Winster

Early-attested site in the Parish of Kendal

Historical Forms

  • Winster(e), Wynster(e) 13 MaryH51 1390–5 Kendi,344 1461 Pat 1511 Kendi,363 1777 M

Etymology

Winster, Winster (e ), Wynster (e )13MaryH 51, 1390–5 Kend i, 344, 1461 Pat, 1511 Kend i, 363et freq to 1777 M. Named from the R. Winster (i, 14supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement