Survey of English Place-Names

Historical Forms

• Loghrigg(e), Loghrig(e), Loghrygg(e) 1274 CWxxxiv,192 1275 Ch 1324,1335 Ipm 1375 Cl 1376 Ipm 1439 MinAcct 1443 16 Kendii,9

• Logryg 1292 Ass3

• Louherig 1332 SR

• Loueryg 1351 SR

• Lowerige 1390–4 Kendii,43

• Laugrige 1390–4 Kendii,22

• Lougrig 1662 RateK

• Loughrig(e), Loughrigg(e), Loughrygg(e) 1425 Lanc 1435 Pat 1530 MinAcct 1574 Comm 1777 M

• Lowghryg(e) 1483,1508 Rydal

• Loughrygg 1570 FF

• Logeryge, Logerigg 1444 Kendi,46,ii,24

• Lowthryg 1487 Kendii,24

Etymology

The predominant spellings are Logh - and Loughrigge and these indicate that the name means 'ridge above the lake', the lake being Loughrigg Tarn; the first el. occurs in ME  regularly as loʒe , loghe , louh , loughe (cf. NED s.v. lough ); these have been derived from OE  (ONb ) luh 'lake, pool', a Celtic loanword from Welsh  llwch , OIr  loch (cf. ForsterKW 130–2). In Loughrigg we may, of course, have the OIr  word loch itself, v. hrycg . The two spellings in Louk -, Louc - (1260–75 Kend ii, 181, 1275 Cl) suggested to Ekwall that the first el. was ON  laukr 'leek', but this is improbable, as at least the first of these spellings certainly refers to Larkrigg (i, 109supra ).