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A History of the County of Wiltshire
… the low grassy risers between strips of arable were called linches in the earlier 19th century, when there were c. 110 … steeply sloping downland south and SSW. of the church. The linches and the steep slopes, altogether c. 110 a., were commonable pastures. 41 Linches on some of the steep slopes, following the contours …