Loatleys
Early-attested site in the Parish of Cottingham
Historical Forms
- Lorteleghe 1282 YI
- Lortley 1408 YI
Etymology
Loatleys (6″) is Lorteleghe 1282 YI, Lortley 1408 YI. 'Dirty clearing,' from OE lort , cognate with OScand lort 'dirt,' dialectal lorty 'dirty,' cf. Ekwall, RN 259 and s. n. Hogs Mill River (PN Sr 4). The same word enters into Lurk Lane in Beverley supra 195. v. leah .