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.

Lindrick Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Anston

Historical Forms

  • bosco de Lindric, bosco de Lyndric 1199 Ch 1232 Roche 1329
  • bosc' voc' Laughton lyndrek 1540 MinAcct

Etymology

Lindrick Hill, bosco de Lindric , bosco de Lyndric 1199 (1232) Ch, 1329 Roche, bosc ' voc ' Laughton lyndrek 1540MinAcct . Cf. Lindrick 54supra .'Lime-tree strip', v. lind , ric . Lindrick Hill no doubt formed part of the district of Lindrick in the adjacent part of Nt (Nt 12).