# Winstanley

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #79,192

## Definitions
1. A suburb in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD5503).
2. A habitational surname from Old English.

## Etymology
From the Old English personal name Wynnstān + lēah (“woodland clearing, glade”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/winstanley