Winterborne Stickland
village · Dorset
Old EnglishAI-generated
Winterborne Stickland is named after the River Winterborne, meaning 'winter stream'. 'Stickland' likely refers to a place with sticky or muddy soil.
Word origins
- Winterborne
- Old Englishwinter stream(from winter "winter", borne "stream, brook")
- Stickland
- Old Englishsticky or muddy land(from sticca "sticky", land "land")
Historical forms
Wynterburn · Stikelaund