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.

Uplowman

Major Settlement in the Parish of Uplowman

Historical Forms

  • Oplomia, Oppaluma 1086 DB(Exon)
  • Oppelaume
  • Lomene, Lumene 1242 Fees780
  • Lomene 1281 Exon 1291 Tax 1322 Misc 1327 Ipm
  • Lommene 1350 Ipm
  • Lomene Ricardi 1285 FA
  • Lomeneghe 1291 Exon
  • Uplomene 1303 FA
  • Richardeslomene 1317 Ass
  • Uppelomyn 1489 Ipm

Etymology

'Settlement up the river Loman' supra 8. The place was probably first so named by the people of Tiverton. Ricardus held the manor in 1242 (Fees).