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.

Loscoe

Major Settlement in the Parish of Codnor and Loscoe

Historical Forms

  • Loftskou 1281 Ass
  • Loscowe, Loskowe 1277 Woll 1328 SR 1359 BelCh 1564 WollCh
  • Loskhowe 1330 Ass
  • Losco(e) c.1325 BelCh 1500 DbCh 1633 DbAvi
  • Loscoo 1516 Middleton

Etymology

'Wood with a loft(house)', v. lopt , skógr ; cf. Loscoe Fm infra 653.