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.

Linacre

Early-attested site in the Parish of Horseheath

Historical Forms

  • Linacra 1086 ICC
  • Linacre 1203 FF
  • Lynaker 1313 AddCh

Etymology

Linacre (lost) is Linacra 1086 ICC (p), Linacre 1203 FF, Lynaker 1313AddCh . 'Flax-acre,' v. līn , æcer .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement