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.

Lovell's Fm

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cuckfield

Historical Forms

  • Lofild 1586 Rowe
  • Lofield 1629 SAC61
  • Loffield 1612 ParReg
  • Lowfield 1823 G
  • Loffeld 1288 Ass
  • Lofeld 1332 SR

Etymology

Lovell's Fm is Lofild (1586 Rowe), Lofield 1629 (SAC 61), Loffield 1612 (ParReg), Lowfield 1823 (G), and gave name to the families of John de Loffeld (1288Ass ), and Thos de Lofeld (1332 SR), cf. the same name infra 297.