Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Lodenesburg 1086 DB

• Landenesburgh 1108–14 RegAlb

• Loenesburgh 1136–9 RegAlb

• Lonesburgh 1136–9 RegAlb 1275 Ebor 1285 KI 1343 FF

• Lonesboroughe 1595 FF

• Lonsbourgh 1466 NCWills

• Lonsbrough 1569 YAJxi

• Lonnersburg 1279–81 QW

• Lonnesburg(h) 1279–81 QW 1289 Ebor 1356 Ipm

• Lonnesbourgh 1285 KI 1300

• Lonnesburch 1312 BevAct

• Lounesburg(h) 1285 YI 1341 FF

• Lounesborg 1286 YI

• Lounesbroughe 1588 FF

• Lownesburgh 1306 YI

• Lownseburgh 1379 Poll

• Lownsb(o)rough 1569 YAJxi 1650 ParlSurv

• Louneburgh 1389 Ch

• Londesburgh 1521 Test

• Loandesburgh 1608 FF

Etymology

'Lothen 's fortification,' v. burh . For the OScand  pers. name Loðinn , ODan  Lothæn (late OE  Loðen , ASC s.a. 1046) cf. Lonsdale (PN NRY 165) and for the loss of th and the development of a diphthong cf. Roseberry Topping (ib. 164). A lost place called Lothenhaues , Lodhenhawes (13thWarter ) on the boundaries of Londesborough and Middleton on the Wolds (supra 164) contains the same pers. name and is probably named from the same man as Londesbrough.