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.

Lindup Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Edensor

Historical Forms

  • Lindop(e), Lyndop(e) c.1250 BelCh Hy3 HardCh 1275 RH
  • bosco de Lindhop 1306 Ass
  • Lindop Wood 1617 Senior

Etymology

Lindup Wood, Lindop (e ), Lyndop (e )c. 1250BelCh (p), Hy 3HardCh (p), 1275 RH (p)et passim , bosco de Lindhop 1306 Ass, Lindop Wood 1617Senior . 'Lime tree valley', v. lind , hop 1 .