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.

Luxton

Early-attested site in the Parish of Upottery

Historical Forms

  • Luggestone 1313 Ass
  • Loggeston t.Ed3 Ass 1420 BM

Etymology

The first element is probably a ME  pers. name Lugg . Cf. Luxton supra 373.