Loshhouse Barn
Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Henny
Historical Forms
- Lhosey
- Loscey 1285 FF
- Loushey 1340 Cl
- Losshes 1456–9 ECP
Etymology
Loshhouse Barn (6″) is Lhosey n.d. AD vi, Loscey 1285 FF (p), Loushey 1340 Cl (p), Losshes 1456–9 ECP. 'Pig-stye-enclosure,' v. hlose , (ge)hæg. The modern form is really a manorial name derived from that of a family who lived here. The suffix -es was regarded as a dialectal pronunciation of -house . Cf. Luceys Field infra 643, Loseheye t. Hy 3 AD ii and Lousheywood 1498 AD v (in Boreham).