Lowsay
Other OS name in the Parish of Holme St Cuthbert
Historical Forms
- Lowsehowe 1604 DKRxxxviii
- Lowsay 1649 ParlSurv 1664 Ct
- Lowsey 1718–21 CWiii
- Loosey 1748 PR(Stanwix)
- Lousey 1768 CWxvi
Etymology
is Lowsehowe 1604 DKR xxxviii, Lowsay 1649ParlSurv , 1664Ct , Lowsey 1718–21 CW iii, Loosey 1748 PR (Stanwix),Lousey 1768 CW xvi . This is probably ' pig-stye hill , ' from OE hlōse and haugr .