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.

Lowbury Hill

Other OS name in the Parish of Aston Upthorpe

Historical Forms

  • Loughborough 1839 TA

Etymology

, possibly Loughborough 1839TA ; there are tumuli and a Roman fort on the hill - top and the name may contain hlāw and burh , referring to these remains .