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.

Lymm Eyes

Other OS name in the Parish of Lymm

Historical Forms

  • Eylond 13 AddCh
  • the lym keys 1637 Chol
  • Lower Eye 1731 White
  • Lymm Eye 1839 TA

Etymology

, Eylond 13AddCh ,the lym keys 1637Chol , Lower Eye 1731 White, Lymm Eye 1839TA , ' water meadow(s) ' , v. ēg , ēg-land ; beside R . Mersey .