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.

Lynn Wood

Early-attested site in the Parish of Blatherwycke

Historical Forms

  • Lyndewode t.Ed1 PeterbB 14th Dugdvi,451
  • Lynwod 1324 Ch
  • Lynewodde 1535 VE

Etymology

Lynn Wood is Lyndewode t. Ed 1PeterbB , 14th Dugd vi, 451, Lynwod 1324 Ch, Lynewodde 1535 VE. 'Lime-treewood,'v. lind .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement