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.

The Lowe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Wolverley

Historical Forms

  • la Lawe 1221 FF 1240 WoP 1255 Ass
  • de (la) Lowe, atte Lowe 1255 Ass 1275 SR 1327 FF
  • The Lowe 1649 Surv

Etymology

v. hlaw .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement