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.

Lineholt

Early-attested site in the Parish of Ombersley

Historical Forms

  • Lynholt, Linholt 1358,1379 Pat 1612 VCHiii.463
  • Lyneholt 1596 WillsP
  • Linnal 1820 G

Etymology

'Limetree-wood,' v. lind , holt .