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.

Lineham Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Elston

Historical Forms

  • Lineholm t.Ed1 Welbeck
  • le Lyneholm t.Ed3 Add

Etymology

Lineham Lane (6″) is Lineholm t. Ed 1Welbeck , le Lyneholm t. Ed 3Add . 'Flax holme,' v. lin and holmr .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement