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.

Winterscleugh

Other OS name in the Parish of Orton

Historical Forms

  • Winters 1829 Dir
  • Winter 1672 NWm

Etymology

, Winters 1829 Dir, named from thefamily of Edward Winter (1672 NWm 210) , v. clōh ' dell, ravine ' .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement