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.

Linghaw

Early-attested site in the Parish of Bentham

Historical Forms

  • Linghou, Lynghou 1235–55,1240–60 Cockers 1290 YDi 1306 YI
  • Lynghaw 1451 Cockers 1782 PR
  • Lynghaw Crosse 1596 YASMd
  • Lynghall 1531 Cockers 1685 PR
  • Lyngwalle 1671 ib
  • Linga, Lingo 1721,1722 ib

Etymology

Linghaw, Linghou , Lynghou 1235–55, 1240–60 Cockers, 1290 YD i, 1306 YI, Lynghaw 1451 Cockers, 1782 PR, Lynghaw Crosse 1596YAS Md 293, Lynghall 1531 Cockers, 1685 PR, Lyngwalle 1671 ib, Linga , Lingo 1721, 1722 ib.'Hill overgrown with heather', v. lyng , haugr . The occasional -hall is a common inverted spelling (cf. Capon Hall 138supra ).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement