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Survey of English Place-Names

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Linacre Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Brampton

Historical Forms

  • Lin(n)acra, Lynacra, Lynacre, Lynaker, Lynakir 1189 AddCh late12th,1232,1234,1239,1247,1252 RegAnt
  • Lynacre Hall, Lynacure Hall 1519 Potter

Etymology

Linacre Ho, Lin (n )acra , Lynacra , Lynacre , Lynaker , Lynakir 1189AddCh , late 12th, 1232, 1234, 1239, 1247, 1252 RegAnt all (p)et freq , Lynacre Hall , Lynacure Hall 1519Potter . 'Cultivated piece of land where flax grew', v. līn , æcer or lín , akr .