English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Fairlinch

Early-attested site in the Parish of Braunton

Historical Forms

  • Underfayrlinch 1324 Cl
  • Fairelinche 1330 SR
  • Fayrelynch 1359 Ass

Etymology

Fairlinch is

Underfayrlinch 1324 Cl, Fairelinche 1330SR (p), Fayrelynch 1359Ass . '(Below) the fair slope,' v. hlinc .

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