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.

Loups

Early-attested site in the Parish of Romaldkirk

Historical Forms

Loupesoulis c.1250 YD

Etymology

The name is possibly composed of the elements ON hlaup 'flood' and ON súla 'hollow or scar' (v. NG Indledning 28).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement