English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Lostockhall Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Prestbury

Historical Forms

  • Lostok 1285 Eyre
  • hamlet' de Lostok, Lostok in Wideford 1289 ChFine
  • Lostock 1286 Eyre
  • maner' de Lostock 1522 Plea
  • Lostocc 1551 Dow
  • Lockstocke heath 1615 ChCert

Etymology

Lostockhall Fm (101–905829), Lostok 1285Eyre , hamlet ' de Lostok , Lostok in Wideford 1289ChFine , Lostock 1286Eyre (p), maner ' de Lostock 1522 Plea, Lostocc 1551Dow , Lockstocke heath 1615ChCert , 'pig-sty hamlet', v. hlōse , stoc , cf. Lostock Gralam 332infra , Woodford 217infra .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site