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.

Lindsell

Major Settlement in the Parish of Lindsell

Historical Forms

  • Lindeselā, Lindeseles 1086 DB
  • Lindesel(e) 1123–83 OxonCh 1198 Cur 1212 RBE 1304 Ipm 1346 FA
  • Lyndesel(e) 1337 Londin
  • Lyndeseles 1372 IpmR
  • Lyndesale 1313 Inqaqd
  • Lyndeselis 1368 IpmR
  • Lyndesselle 1365 Cl
  • Lindeshel(es) 1163 OxonCh 1248 Ass 1251 Ch
  • Lyndesle 1304 Ipm
  • Lyndessele 1339 ib
  • Leyndessele 1341 Cl
  • Lyndshill 1412 FA
  • Lindeschet, Lyndessell 1428 ib
  • Lyndezell 1502 ADiii
  • Lynsell 1533 ERxix 1602 Stent
  • Lynzele alias Lyndesell 1544 LP

Etymology

'Lime-tree hall,' v. lind , sele . The forms with medial sh cannot be derived from ME  schele , 'shiel,' which seems to be confined to Nb, Du and South Scotland.