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Survey of English Place-Names

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Winricks Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Mamble

Historical Forms

  • Wynedwarwik, Wonewarik 1275,1327 SR

Etymology

'The wic of Wynwaru .' This pers. name is not on record, but it may perhaps be inferred from Winwareswik (BCS 438). In that last case the form is late and the gender of the name has been forgotten. The s of Winricks is pseudo-manorial.

Places in the same Parish