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.

Linton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wintringham

Historical Forms

  • Linton 1086 DB
  • Linton, Lynton 1225 FF 1256 YI 1265 Ch 1828 Langd
  • Lynton Place 1620 FF
  • Lington 1178 Malton

Etymology

Linton is Linton 1086 DB, Linton , Lynton 1225 FF, 1256 YI, 1265 Chet passim to 1828 Langd, Lynton Place 1620 FF, Lington 1178Malton . 'Flax enclosure or farm,' v. lin , tun . For Place cf. Newton infra .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site