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.

Pinkhill Lane

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ledsham

Historical Forms

  • Pinkale 1318 Linds
  • Pincle 1699 AireSurv
  • Pinkhill 1813 EnclA

Etymology

Pinkhill Lane, Pinkale (pasture) 1318 Linds, Pincle 1699 AireSurv, Pinkhill 1813EnclA , 'finch nook', v. pinca , halh ; cf. Finchale Du 85 of similar meaning which has been identified with OE  æt Pincan heale (ASC 788 E), the meeting place of a synod in Northumbria. Pinkhill may in fact be the site of the synod. The halh is a piece of land which was enclosed in a former loop of the R. Aire.