Winkfield Row
village · Bracknell Forest
Old EnglishSurmised
Probable2 sources · name elements
Winkfield Row likely refers to a 'winding field' (from Old English 'wincel' and 'feld') with 'Row' indicating a line of houses or a hamlet.
Word origins
- Wink
- Old EnglishAttestedwinding, corner(from wincel "winding, corner")
- field
- Old Englishfield(from feld "field")
- Row
- Old Englishline of houses, hamlet(from rāw "line, row")