Lynch may refer to:
Places
Australia
*
Lynch Island
Lynch Island is an island lying in the eastern part of Marshall Bay, close off the south coast of Coronation Island in the South Orkney Islands, Antarctica.
History
The island was roughly charted in 1912–13 by Petter Sørlle, a Norwegian whalin ...
, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
*
Lynch Point Lynch Point () is a rocky point at the seaward end of the peninsula between Frostman Glacier and Hull Glacier on the coast of Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica. It was photographed from United States Antarctic Service (1939–41) aircraft on December 18, ...
, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
*
Lynch's Crater
Lynch's Crater () formed about 230,000 years ago during an explosive volcanic eruption, creating a maar on the eastern edge of the Atherton Tableland in Queensland, Australia. Located at an altitude of about 760 m, the crater is about 80&n ...
, Queensland, Australia
England
*
River Lynch
A river is a natural flowing watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, sea, lake or another river. In some cases, a river flows into the ground and becomes dry at the end of its course without reaching another body of wate ...
, Hertfordshire
*
The Lynch
The Lynch is an island in the River Thames in Berkshire, England. It is on the reach above Shiplake Lock near Lower Shiplake.
The island is large and triangular shaped, forming a pair with the similar Hallsmead Ait. It is uninhabited and tre ...
, an island in the River Thames in Berkshire
* Lynch, a hamlet in the parish of
Selworthy
Selworthy is a small village and civil parish from Minehead in Somerset, England. It is located in the National Trust for Places of Historic Interest or Natural Beauty, National Trust's Holnicote Estate on the northern fringes of Exmoor. The pari ...
, Somerset
United States
*
Lynch, Kentucky
Lynch is a home rule-class city in Harlan County, Kentucky, United States. In the 2010 census, the city population was 747, down from 900 in 2000.
History
Lynch was plotted in 1917 by the U.S. Coal and Coke Company (a subsidiary of U.S. Steel ...
, a city
*
Lynch, Maryland
Lynch is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Maryland, United States. Lynch is located along Maryland Route 561 at the crossing of the Maryland and Delaware Railroad, north of Chestertown.
Education
It is in the Kent County Public Schoo ...
, an unincorporated community
*
Lynch, Nebraska
Lynch is a village in Boyd County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 194 at the 2020 census, down from 245 in 2010. Lynch is located in northern Nebraska, between the Missouri and Niobrara rivers.
History
Lynch was incorporated as a v ...
, a village
*
Lynch Creek
Lynch Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed March 9, 2011 stream in Sonoma County, California, United States which discharges into the Petaluma River.
Course
Lynch ...
, California
*
Lynch Glacier
Lynch Glacier lies to the north and northwest of Mount Daniel, in the U.S. state of Washington (state), Washington. Lynch Glacier is within the Alpine Lakes Wilderness of Snoqualmie National Forest. The glacier is approximately in length, in widt ...
, Washington
*
Lynch Quarry Site, North Dakota; pre-Columbian flint quarry
*
Lynch River
The Lynch River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of the North Fork Rivanna River in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is part of the James River ...
, Virginia
*
Lynch Township, Boyd County, Nebraska
Elsewhere
*
7824 Lynch, asteroid
People
*
Lynch (surname)
Lynch is a surname of English language, English and Irish language, Irish origin.
English origin
In England, the surname is derived from the Norman-French ''de Lench'' and Kentish ''hlinc'' (meaning 'Hill').
A Lynch family originated at Cranbr ...
**
List of people with surname Lynch
Lynch is a surname of English and Irish origin.
A
*Alastair Lynch (born 1968), Australian football player
*Albert Lynch (1851–1912), Peruvian painter
* Allen Lynch (born 1945), American Medal of Honor recipient
* Angela Lynch (died 2007), ...
*
Lynch (given name), a list of people
Arts and entertainment
*
Lynch (band)
Lynch (stylized as lynch.) is a Japanese visual-kei metal band formed in 2004. The band's concept is "uniting heavy music with beautiful melodies." As of 2021, the group has released three EPs, eleven albums, and 25 singles.
History
Lynch was ...
(styled ''lynch.'' with a final period), a Japanese rock band
*
''Lynch'' (TV series), a Colombian show
Other uses
* , various ships
*
Lynch School of Education and Human Development
The Lynch School of Education and Human Development (Lynch School) is the professional school of education at Boston College.
Founded in 1952, the Lynch school offers graduate and undergraduate programs in education, psychology, and human develo ...
, within Boston College
*
Lynch Hotel
Lynch Hotel is a historic hotel located at Newton Hook in Columbia County, New York. It was built about 1900 and is a 2-story, five-by-four-bay, frame building with a gable roof in the Queen Anne style. Also on the property is a small barn or c ...
, Nutten Hook, Columbia County, New York
*
Lynch syndrome
Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer (HNPCC) or Lynch syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic condition that is associated with a high risk of colon cancer as well as other cancers including endometrial cancer (second most common), ovary, ...
, a medical condition
* Lynch Building, former name of
11 East Forsyth
11 East Forsyth, formerly known as the Lynch Building and the American Heritage Life Building, is a historic structure in Jacksonville, Florida. Originally developed by Stephen Andrew Lynch, as its current name suggests, it is located at 11 East Fo ...
in Jacksonville, Florida
* Lynch, Old English term for
terrace (earthworks)
In agriculture, a terrace is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of more effective farming. This type of landscaping is therefore ...
See also
*
Lynch Town, Kentucky
Lynch may refer to:
Places Australia
* Lynch Island, South Orkney Islands, Antarctica
* Lynch Point, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica
* Lynch's Crater, Queensland, Australia
England
* River Lynch, Hertfordshire
* The Lynch, an island in the River Th ...
, an unincorporated community
*
Lynch House (disambiguation) Lynch House may refer to:
;in the United Kingdom
* Lynch House (Bedfordshire), Kensworth, a Grade II* listed building in Bedfordshire
;in the United States
(by state, then city)
* Thomas Lynch House, Morning Star, Arkansas, listed on the Nati ...
*
Lynching
Lynching is an extrajudicial killing by a group. It is most often used to characterize informal public executions by a mob in order to punish an alleged transgressor, punish a convicted transgressor, or intimidate people. It can also be an ex ...
, an extrajudicial execution carried out by a mob
*
Lynches River
Lynches River, named for Thomas Lynch, Jr., signer of the Declaration of Independence, rises in North Carolina near Waxhaw, North Carolina, at about 700 feet (210 m) elevation, flowing only a short distance to the South Carolina border, and th ...
, North Carolina, United States
*
Linch, Wyoming, United States
*
Linch, a small parish in
West Sussex
West Sussex is a county in South East England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the shire districts of Adur, Arun, Chichester, Horsham, and Mid Sussex, and the boroughs of Crawley and Worthing. Covering an ar ...
{{disambiguation, geo