Winterbourne

See also: winterbourne

English

Etymology

From Old English Winterburna < winter + burna (“stream”), 'the stream that flows in winter'.

Proper noun

Winterbourne

  1. A place in England:
    1. A small village and civil parish in West Berkshire district, Berkshire (OS grid ref SU4572). [1]
    2. A large village and civil parish in South Gloucestershire district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST6580). [2]
    3. A hamlet in Boughton under Blean parish, Swale district, Kent (OS grid ref TR0657).
    4. A civil parish north-east of Salisbury, Wiltshire. [3]
  2. A community in Woolwich township, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.
  3. A surname from Old English.

See also

References

  1. ^ Parish map (Berkshire)
  2. ^ Parish map (Gloucestershire)
  3. ^ Parish map (Wiltshire)
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