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 Links

Early-attested site in the Parish of Eastbourne

Historical Forms

  • Linche, the Lynche 1244,1339 Ipm
  • Lynk 1422 CplM
  • le Links 1727 ib

Etymology

The Links (not on map) is Linche , the Lynche (1244, 1339 Ipm), Lynk (1422CplM ), le Links (1727 ib.) and affords a good example of interchange between palatalised and non-palatalised forms of hlinc .