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Lincroft Ho

Other OS name in the Parish of Bourton on the Water

Historical Forms

  • le Lynckcrofte 1593 BrtCt
  • Lincrofte 1621 GR158

Etymology

, le Lynckcrofte 1593BrtCt , Lincrofte 1621GR 158 , ' flax enclosure ' , v. līn , croft .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement