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Survey of English Place-Names

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Lingwoods

Other OS name in the Parish of Kelvedon

Historical Forms

  • lyngewode more 1515 Ct
  • Lyndeland and Linton 1356 EASxi

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is lyngewode more 1515Ct . It is on Church Hill, and nearthe church were also Lyndeland and Linton (1356 EAS xi) . Probably ' lime-tree wood, land, and enclosure , ' v. lind , tun and Ling Wood supra 235 .