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.

Lawclose

Other OS name in the Parish of Glassonby

Historical Forms

  • the Low Close 1704 NB

Etymology

is the Low Close 1704 NB . It lies low by the Eden , law is the NCy form of low .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement