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.

Loxbeech

Early-attested site in the Parish of Battle

Historical Forms

  • Loxbece 12th Bello
  • Loxebeche 1296 SR

Etymology

Loxbeech (lost) is Loxbece 12th Bello, Loxebeche 1296 SR (p).The second element is probably 'beech-tree,' the first is the pers. name discussed under Loxley supra 94.