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.

Winterford Fm & Winterford Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Tarporley

Historical Forms

  • Wynterford 1500 AD
  • Winterford Lane 1831 Bry

Etymology

, Wynterford 1500 AD,Winterford Lane 1831 Bry , ' ford usable in winter ' , or ' place which has to be forded , i.e. which floods , in winter ' , from winter and ford , with lane .