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Winterfield Spinney

Other OS name in the Parish of Misterton

Historical Forms

  • Winterfield Spinny 1835 O
  • Wynterfeild(e) 1595 AD
  • Wynterfeld 1600 Ipm
  • Winterfeild 1637 Will
  • Winterfield 1670 Deed 1968 Surv

Etymology

, Winterfield Spinny 1835 O (v. spinney);Wynterfeild (e )1595 AD, Wynterfeld 1600 Ipm, Winterfeild 1637 Will,Winterfield 1670 Deed, 1968Surv , v. winter 1 , feld ; the name suggests that this was not one of the great arable open - fields , but one used principally in the winter months , probably for livestock .