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.

Linch Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bepton

Historical Forms

  • Linces 1190 P
  • Lhinces c.1200 Egerton3031
  • Lynche 1387 Cl

Etymology

Linch Fm is Linces 1190 P (p), Lhinces c. 1200Egerton 3031 (p), Lynche 1387 Cl. v. hlinc and cf. Linch infra 24.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement