English Place-name Society

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.

Low Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Peterborough

Historical Forms

  • le Lowe c.1400 Rental 1500 Compotus
  • the Low 1811 EnclA

Etymology

Low Fm is le Lowe c. 1400Rental , 1500Compotus , the Low 1811EnclA . v. hlaw . This farm was recently demolished, the Corporation Isolation hospital now occupying the site (W. T. M.).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement