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.

Lowca

Other OS name in the Parish of Harrington

Historical Forms

  • Loweowe (sic) t.Ed3 Cocker t.Eliz
  • Lowkay 1655 PR
  • Lowcoe 1658 Work
  • Lowker 1673 ib
  • Lowcoe al. Lowker 1746 ib

Etymology

[ laukə ] is Loweowe (sic)t. Ed 3 (t. Eliz)Cocker , Lowkay 1655 PR, Lowcoe 1658Work , Lowker 1673 ib., Lowcoe al. Lowker 1746 ib .