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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 Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Repton

Historical Forms

  • Loftescot (sic) c.1162 DbCh
  • Loftessco c.1227 DbAnsvi
  • Loufteschou 1330 Ass
  • Lostescoe (sic) c.1450 DbAxxiv
  • Lascoo Woode 1539 Rental

Etymology

Loscoe Fm, Loftescot (sic)c. 1162 DbCh, Loftessco c. 1227 DbAns vi, Loufteschou 1330Ass , Lostescoe (sic)c. 1450 DbA xxiv, Lascoo Woode 1539Rental . 'Wood with a loft-(house)', v. lopt , skógr , and cf. Loscoe supra 434.