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.

Linthurst

Early-attested site in the Parish of Icklesham

Historical Forms

  • Lindhurst 1220 FF
  • Lindehurst, Lyndehurst 1279,1288 Ass
  • Limdhurst 1327 SR
  • Lentenhurst 1288 Ass

Etymology

Linthurst (6″) is Lindhurst 1220 FF, Lindehurst , Lyndehurst 1279, 1288Ass , Limdhurst 1327 SR, Lentenhurst 1288Ass (all p). 'Lime tree wood,' v. lind , hyrst . The last form must be corrupt.