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.

Lyneham

Major Settlement in the Parish of Lyneham

Historical Forms

  • Linham 1224 SarumCh
  • Lynham 1268 Ass 1349 FF
  • Lyneham 1571 SR
  • Linum 1694 ParReg

Etymology

'ham(m) where flax was grown,' v. lin .