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.

The Linches

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thorpe Achurch

Historical Forms

  • Linches 1227 FF
  • Lynch c.1400 Rental

Etymology

The Linches may be identical with Linches 1227FF , Lynch c. 1400Rental , v. hlinc . There is a steep wooded hillside here. The first of the above references deals with the neighbouring parish of Titchmarsh, so that the identification is not certain.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site