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.

Windhill Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mamble

Historical Forms

  • Wygenhull, Wynhull 1275,1327 SR

Etymology

'Wiga 's hill,' v. hyll . The same pers. name is found in Wyegate (Gl), Uuiggangeat (BCS 1282), DB Wigheite (Stevenson MSS). The d is a late intrusion.

Places in the same Parish