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Survey of English Place-Names

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Ling Field

Other OS name in the Parish of Brodsworth

Historical Forms

  • Eingflat (sic for Ling-) 1208 FF
  • le Lyngfelde 1587 Crewe
  • Lingfield 1718 PRBrods

Etymology

, Eingflat (sic forLing -)1208 FF, le Lyngfelde 1587Crewe 369, Lingfield 1718 PRBrods , cf. also the Linges 1641 ib ; v. lyng ' ling, heather ' , feld .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement