Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Lindholm(e), Lyndholm(e) 1190–1202,1202 YChviii 1607 Hnt 1669 Bright

• Lyndeholmeflet 1483 MinAcct

• Lindoum 1645 WillY

Etymology

Lindholme, Lindholm (e ), Lyndholm (e )1190–1202, 1202 YCh viii, 1607 Hnt, 1669Bright 621et freq , Lyndeholmeflet 1483MinAcct 77, Lindoum 1645 WillY. 'Lime-tree island', v. lind , holmr ; it was described in 1828 (Hnt i, 154) as “a little island in Hatfield-turf-moor, [which] could be approached only in times of extreme drought or frost”, a typical marshland use of holmr .