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

Other OS name in the Parish of Hennock

Historical Forms

  • Lyncumbe c.1200 Torre
  • Lineham 1765 D

Etymology

is Lyncumbe c. 1200Torre , Lineham 1765 D . Possibly ' flax valley ' or ' limetree valley , ' v. lin , lind , cumb .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement