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.

East Linton and West Linton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Howden

Historical Forms

  • Linton, Lynton 1246 FF 1280 Ass 1285 SR 1543 FF
  • Hyther Lynton, West Lynton 1608 FF
  • Hether Lynton, Farr Lynton 1613 FF
  • East Lynton, West Lynton 1828 Langd

Etymology

East Linton and West Linton is Linton , Lynton 1246 FF (p), 1280Ass , 1285SR et passim to 1543 FF, Hyther Lynton , West Lynton 1608 FF, Hether Lynton , Farr Lynton 1613 FF, East Lynton , West Lynton 1828 Langd. v. Linton supra 137.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement