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Survey of English Place-Names

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Winkworth Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lea

Historical Forms

  • Winekeswurda 1193 P
  • Wynekewrth(e) t.Hy3 RegMalm 1286 Pat
  • Wynekeworth 1332 SR
  • Winkew(o)rthe, Wynkew(o)rthe 1248 RegMalm 1388 Cl t.Hy6 ECP

Etymology

Winkworth Fm is Winekeswurda 1193 P (p), Wynekewrth (e )t. Hy 3 RegMalm, 1286 Pat, Wynekeworth 1332SR (p), Winkew (o )rthe , Wynkew (o )rthe 1248 RegMalm, 1388 Cl, t. Hy 6 ECP. 'Wineca 's farmstead,' v. worþ . Cf. Winkleigh (PN D 373) and Winkfield (Berks), æt Winecan felda 942 (c. 1225) BCS 778.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement