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.

Winkfield

Major Settlement in the Parish of Winkfield

Historical Forms

  • Winefel (sic) 1086 DB
  • Winefeld 1241 FF
  • Wynefeld 1268 1428 ib
  • Wynyfeud 1281 Ass
  • Winesfeld 1242 Fees
  • Wynesfeld 1281 Ass
  • Wenfeld 1428 FA
  • Wynfeld 1446 Pat 1535 VE 1541 FF
  • Winfeilde 1549 NQiv
  • Wynkefeld(e) 1535 VE 1556 FF
  • Wyngfeld 1542 LP
  • Wingefeld al. Wynfyeld 1576 Recov
  • Wingfeild al. Wynefeild 1645 ib
  • Winkfeild al. Wingfeild 1707 ib

Etymology

'Wina 's open land,' v. feld . The k is a late and irregular intruder in this name.