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.

Windsoredge

Other OS name in the Parish of Nailsworth

Historical Forms

  • Winworseg 1329 MinAcct
  • Wynwardhegge 1414 ib
  • Wenewordishegge 1461 ib
  • Winnisedge 1777 M

Etymology

, Winworseg 1329MinAcct , Wynwardhegge 1414 ib, Wenewordishegge 1461 ib, Winnisedge 1777 M , possibly ' escarpment near Wynworth ' ( 101 supra ) , v. ecg .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement