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.

Lyneham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Lyneham

Historical Forms

  • Lineham 1086 DB 1216 Cl
  • Lyneham 1244 Cl
  • Linham 1137–9 Farrer,EarlyYorkshireCharters
  • Lynham, Leynham 1285 Ass

Etymology

'hāmor hamm where flax is grown,' v. līn .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site