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.

Luckless Cottage

Early-attested site in the Parish of Hockworthy

Historical Forms

  • Louueclyve 1281 Ass
  • Loueclyve 1333 SR

Etymology

'Lēofa 's steep hillside,' clif. The s is probably pseudo-manorial.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement