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.

Loughtor Mills

Early-attested site in the Parish of Plympton St Mary

Historical Forms

  • Lochetora 1086 DB
  • Lughetor(re) 1238 FF 1242 Fees794 1284 FA 1356 Ass
  • Loghhatorre 1304 Ass
  • Loghetorre 1356 Ass
  • Lukketore 1249 Ass

Etymology

'Luh (h )a 's torr.'For this pers. name, cf. Loughton (PN Bk 20).