Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Lindbeorhge 1066–68 ASWillsxxxix c.1200

• Lindberge 1200 ChR

• Lindbergh 1200 CartAnt

• Lindeberg' 1296 NCot

• Lyndeberg 1259 RRGr

• Lindberge 1086 DB 1171–75 Dane 1223 Cur 1246 Ipm

• Lindberga c.1115 LS 1130 P

• Lindberg' 1212 Fees 1222 Cur

• Lindbergia 1294 Ass

• Lynberge 1210–12 RBE

• Lynbergh 1332,1333 Ipm

• Linbergham 1086 DB

• Limberge 1086 DB 1193 P 1210–12 RBE 1212 Cur 1225 FF

• Limberga 1157,c.1178 France 1194 P a1219 Welles

• Limberg' 1159–81 NCot e13 P 1195 Fees 1212 FF 1256 Tax 1291

• Limbergia c.1185 Dane 1159–81 NCot e13 RH 1276

• Limberghe 1230 Welles

• Lymberge 1263 FF

• Lymbergh 1314 Fine 1334 FF 1338 Ipm 1338 Hosp 1488 Ipm

• Lymberegh 1385 Cl

• Linburgia 1190 Dugdvi 1301

• Linnebergh 1305 Ipm

• Lingeberch 1185 Templar

• Lingberge R1 Dane

• Lyngeberc' 1361 Cor

• Lymber 1430 Pat 1450 LDD 1526 Sub 1568 InstBen

• Limber 1576 LER

• Magna Linberga c.1115 LS

• magne Linberge 1155–60 Dane

• magnam Linbergiam c.1160 ib

• magna Linbergia Hy2 NCot e13

• Magna Linbergh' 1281 QW

• Magna Lynberg 1250–1 RRG

• Magna Lynbergia 1327 SR

• Magna Limbergia 1143–47 Dane

• magna Limbergia 1150–60 ib

• magna Limbergia c.1155 NCot e13 Dane c.1155,1160–66 NCot a1166,a1167(e13)

• mangna (sic) Limberga 1202 Ass

• Magna Limberg' R1 Ch 1318 Fees 1238–43 Cl 1258 RH 1275 RH 1275 RSu 1291

• magnam limberg' 1263 HarlCh

• magna Limberg' Ed1 ib

• “Great” Lymberge 1250 FF

• “Great” Limberg' 1257 Ch

• Magna Limberge 1264 Abbr

• magna Limberge 1270 HarlCh

• magna Limbergia lHy3 NCot

• Magna Limbergia 1330 CottCh

• “Great” Lymberg 1234 FF 1391 Pat

• Magna Lymberg' 1260 Cl 1294 Pat 1395 Peace

• Magna Lymberge 1287 Pat 1317

• Magna Lymbergia 1343 Cl

• Magna Limbergh 1258 1431 FA

• magna limbergh' 1300 FF

• “Great” Limbergh 1395 Fine

• Magna Lymbergh 1316 1316 Pat 1316 Ipm 1316 FA 1357 Pat

• Lymbergh Magna 1317 Inqaqd 1317 Pat 1342 Fine

• Lymbergh magna 1425 IBL

• Lymberghe Magna 1576 Saxton

• “Great” Lymbergh 1259 Ch 1328 Banco 1329 Pat 1332 Ipm 1364,1378 Pat 1383 Fine 1383 Misc 1390 Fine

• Great Lymbergh 1604 LNQx

• Great Lymberghe 1610 Speed

• magna Lingbergie 1155–60 Dane

• magne Lindberge 1202 Ass

• Magna Lyndeberg' 1304–5 RAix

• Mikellymbergh' 1329 Ass

• Moche Lymbergh 1493–1500 ECPxx

• Much Lymber 1537 LPxii

• Magna Lymber 1509–10 LPi

• Lymber Magna 1528 Willsii 1535 VEiv 1552 AD

• Lymber magna 1554 InstBen

• Lymbergh Magna 1529 Willsii 1530 1536–37 Dugdvi

• Gret Lymber 1529 Willsii

• Great Lymber 1551,1552,1553 Pat 1611 Terrier

• Lymberch alias Lymber alias Great Lymber 1545 LPxx

• great Limber 1577,1634,1637,1664 Terrier

• Great Limber 1671,1674,1690 ib

• Limber Magna 1708 Foster

• Limber Magna alias Limburgh Magna 1741 PT

Etymology

All simplex forms are included here for convenience and cf. Little Limber in Brocklesby parish supra for comparable spellings.

'The hill where lime-trees grow', v. lind , beorg . It is Great to distinguish it from Little Limber. The affix is recorded once as Mickell , v. mikill , and twice as Much .