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.

Lyndridge

Other OS name in the Parish of Bishopsteignton

Historical Forms

  • Linrigga c.1150 Launceston 14th
  • Lindrich 1343 Cl
  • Lyndrigg 1356 Cl
  • Lynderigge 1535 VE

Etymology

is Linrigga c. 1150 (14th) Launceston , Lindrich 1343 Cl, Lyndrigg 1356 Cl, Lynderigge 1535 VE . ' Limetree ridge , ' cf. Lindridge(PN Wo 57) .