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.

Lanercost

Early-attested site in the Parish of Burtholme

Historical Forms

  • Lanrecost 1169 Laner 1402 Pap
  • Lanrecorst 1257 Pipe
  • Lanercost(e) t.Hy2 Laner 1603 Gilsland
  • Lannercoste 1580 Border
  • Lang(e)cost c.1240,c.1255 Weth
  • Langercost 1278 Ass
  • Lendercost 1271 Pat
  • Lenercrost 1576 S
  • Lanecrost 1291 Orig
  • Lanercrost 1612 DKRxxxviii
  • Gilsland, Abbay Leonardcoast 1671 PR(Bridekirk)
  • -croft 1700 CW(OS)iv
  • Abbey Lander coast 1712 ib

Etymology

The first element is a British word corresponding to Welsh  llanerch , OCorn  lanherch , 'grove,' common in place-names of Wales and Cornwall. Cf. also Lanark (C PNSc 356). The second element is obscure.