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Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst, Australia, UK, USA 1. UK (England): formerly Linhest ‘Wooded Hill with Lime Trees’ from the Old English lind ‘lime tree’ and hyrst ‘wooded hill’.2. USA (New Jersey): formerly Union, it was renamed in 1917 after John Singleton Copley (1772–1863), 1st Baron Lyndhurst, lord chancellor of England (1827–30, 1834–5, 1841–5).
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lyndhurst." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lyndhurst." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Lyndhurst.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Lyndhurst." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Lyndhurst.html |
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Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst city (1990 pop. 15,982), Cuyahoga co., NE Ohio; inc. 1917. It is a residential suburb of Cleveland. |
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"Lyndhurst." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Lyndhurst." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Lyndhurs.html "Lyndhurst." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Lyndhurs.html |
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Lyndhurst
Lyndhurst Hants. Linhest 1086 (DB). ‘Wooded hill growing with lime-trees’. OE lind + hyrst.
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A. D. MILLS. "Lyndhurst." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Lyndhurst." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Lyndhurst.html A. D. MILLS. "Lyndhurst." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Lyndhurst.html |
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