English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Winshaw

Other OS name in the Parish of Bentham

Historical Forms

  • Winshae 1618 PR
  • Whinshaw 1626 ib

Etymology

, Winshae 1618 PR, Whinshaw 1626 ib , Windshaw ( e ) , Wyndshaw ( e ) 1628 , 1658 , 1662 , ' windy copse ' or ' gorse copse ' , v. wind , hvin , sceaga .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement