Loft Marishes
Early-attested site in the Parish of Allerston
Historical Forms
- Loctemares, Loctemersc 1086 DB
- Loftmarays 1241 RegAlbii.13
- Loftmarreys 1335 ForP
- Loftemarrays 1301 LS
Etymology
'Marsh near the loft' v. lopt , mersc . The DB Locte - probably indicates that the bilabial quality of ON p (= f ) was preserved to a certain extent in the Anglo-Scand dialect of Y.