Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Linhull', Lynhull' 1237 Cl 1251 FF 1308 Ass 1317 Hatherton 1327 SR

• Lynull 1236 FF

• Linhul 1262 For

• Linehull' 1284 FF

• Loynhul 1271 For

• Linhill' 1237 Cl

• Lynylle 1475 Banco

• Lynell 1551–53 ECP 1554 Ct 1594 QSR 1655 ParReg 1658 Dep

• Linehill(e), Lynehill(e) 1422,1475 Banco 1467 Hatherton 1589to1596 QSR 1598 Ct 1614 ParReg 1695 Morden

• Lyne Hill 1708 ParReg 1834 O

• Line Hill 1775 Yates

Etymology

'The hill where flax was grown', v. līn , hyll . The complete absence of forms with d makes a derivation from lind 'lime-tree' less likely.