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.

Lynwick Ho

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rudgwick

Historical Forms

  • Lyndewik 1279 Ass
  • Lyndewykes-strete 1342 Pens
  • Lynwick 1628 SRS14,61
  • Linnick 1844 TA

Etymology

v. wic . The first element is OE  lind , 'lime-tree.'