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.

Lingham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bidston

Historical Forms

  • Langholme Farm & Langholme Lane 1831 Bry
  • Lingham 1842 TAMap

Etymology

Lingham (100–252910) [ˈlingəm, ˈliŋəm], Langholme Farm & Langholme Lane 1831 Bry, Lingham 1842TAMap , 'long marsh', v. lang , holmr , cf. Holme Hay infra .