Lowesmoor
Early-attested site in the Parish of North Claines
Historical Forms
- Losmare 1232 Ch
- Losemere c.1270 AOMB61 15th Ass 1275
- Losomere (sic) 1299 RBB 18th
- Losmere, Losmerestrete 1293 WoCh 1316 Ipm 1549 Pat
Etymology
This is probably from OE hlōse -mere , 'pool with a pigstye by it,' v. hlose , mere . The first form would suggest a second element mære , but it is difficult to see what the sense of such a name could be. Cf. Lowe's Wood (PN BedsHu 144).