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.

Hall Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Linby

Historical Forms

  • Lyndebyhaghe t.Ed1 For
  • Lynby Haw t.Ed3 Map
  • Linby Hall gate 1663 WoodsRept

Etymology

Hall Fm is Lyndebyhaghe t. Ed 1For , Lynby Haw t. Ed 3Map , Linby Hall gate 1663 WoodsRept. For confusion between haga , 'enclosure' and heall , 'hall,' cf. Corby Haw and Weekley Hall (PN Nth 171, 173). As Linby is within Sherwood Forest the earlier form is clearly the correct one.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site