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.

Luckington

Major Settlement in the Parish of Luckington

Historical Forms

  • Lochintone 1086 DB
  • Lokinton(e), Lokynton(e) 1201 Cur 1341 NI
  • Luchinton 1198 Abbr
  • Lukintona 1242 Fees
  • Lokyngton 1296 FF 1298 Pat 1349 FF 1360 BPR
  • Lookington 1585 NQvii
  • Luckington 1598 FF
  • Lockington alias Luckington 1684 Recov

Etymology

'Luc (c )a 's farm,' v. ingtun . The same man must have given name to Luckley infra .