I've lost the msg. re the place names book. Could the gentleman who posted it, check for what happened to Winmarleigh in Lancashire? WIN has meant both 'friend' and 'war' over the centuries. MAR escapes me and everyone knows the meaning of LEIGH so figuring the meaning of this name is difficult, at least for me. Any help is welcome. Gary

Hi Gary, According to the Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names, "Winmarleigh, Lancashire, Wynemerislega 1212, 'woodland clearing of a man called Winemaer' OE pers. name + leah Jackie Watts. > I've lost the msg. re the place names book. Could the gentleman who posted > it, check for what happened to Winmarleigh in Lancashire? > > WIN has meant both 'friend' and 'war' over the centuries. MAR escapes me > and everyone knows the meaning of LEIGH so figuring the meaning of this > name is difficult, at least for me. Any help is welcome. > > Gary > > > ==== OLD-ENGLISH Mailing List ==== > OLD-ENGLISH Web Page > http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~oel/ >

In message <13.2a6e12ff.2da5ca98@aol.com>, GaryIvoDe@aol.com writes >I've lost the msg. re the place names book. Could the gentleman who posted >it, check for what happened to Winmarleigh in Lancashire? Likely to be the personal name Wigmaer (his) lee > cf Wymering. The book you want is probably the Origin of English place names: P H Reaney -- Eve McLaughlin Author of the McLaughlin Guides for family historians Secretary Bucks Genealogical Society