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.

Lynch Bottom

Early-attested site in the Parish of Atworth

Historical Forms

  • Lyncheford 1281 Ass
  • Linch Bottom c.1840 TA

Etymology

Lynch Bottom (6″) may have been near the home of Robert de Lyncheford (1281Ass ). It is Linch Bottom c. 1840TA . v. hlinc infra 436.