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Linton-on-Ouse

village · North Yorkshire

Old EnglishAI-generated

Linton-on-Ouse means 'flax farm on the River Ouse'. It combines the Old English 'lin' (flax) and 'tun' (farmstead) with the river name Ouse.

Word origins

Lin-
Old Englishflax(from lin "flax")
ton
Old Englishfarmstead, village(from tun "enclosure, farmstead, village")
Ouse
Pre-Celticriver name(from Usa "river name")

Historical forms

Lintone · Lintona