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.

Lynchehey ( close )

Field in the Parish of Motcombe

Historical Forms

  • Lynchehey ( close ) 1455 Cl 1838 TA
  • Lynchaies 1609 LRMB

Etymology

Lynchehey(close) 1455,1475, Lynchaies 1609(v. hlinc,(ge)hæg)