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.

Lyneham

Early-attested site in the Parish of Yealmpton

Historical Forms

  • Lineham 1238 Ass
  • Linham 1254 Ass 1285 Ch
  • Lynham 1374 Exon

Etymology

v. ham(m). The first element must be OE  lin, 'flax.'

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement