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.

The Link

Other OS name in the Parish of Brightlingsea

Historical Forms

  • Le Llynch c.1300 ColchA
  • le hlynch 1300 Dickin

Etymology

( local ) is Le Llynch c. 1300ColchA , le hlynch 1300 Dickin . v. hlinc .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement