Lynch

/lɪnt͡ʃ/name
Middle School
1

A surname from Irish.

2

A home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky.

3

An unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland.

4

A township and village therein, in Boyd County, Nebraska.

5

A tributary of the North Fork Rivanna River, Virginia.

6

A hamlet in Berkeley parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire (OS grid ref ST6799).

7

A hamlet in Overton parish, Basingstoke and Deane district, Hampshire (OS grid ref SU5049).

8

A hamlet in Selworthy parish, Somerset, previously in Somerset West and Taunton district (OS grid ref SS9047; West Lynch and East Lynch also appear on OS maps).

9

A minor river at Hoddesdon, Hertfordshire, which joins the River Lea.

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