Lowton
Early-attested site in the Parish of Moretonhampstead
Historical Forms
- Lewendona 1086 DB
- Lowedon Peverel 1303 FA
- Lowedone 1423 IpmR
- Lughedon 1346 FA
- Luedo(u)n 1396 Cl 1428 FA
Etymology
This is probably the same hill-name as Lewdon in Thelbridge and Lewdon in Cheriton supra 396, 428. If the first form is correct, it would suggest the weak adjective hlēowa , rather than the noun hlēow as the first element of the compound. The farm lies below the top of a hill.