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.

Linhayes Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Lympstone

Historical Forms

  • Lennehays 1501 Ct

Etymology

This is the word linhay (local linney ), 'shed or open building,' 'farm building for cattle or provender,' v. NED and EDD s. v. The word is in common use in Devon with the above meanings.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement