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.

Lanehead

Other OS name in the Parish of Watermillock

Historical Forms

  • Loanenhead 1679 ib
  • Loanhead 1691 ib
  • Lane Head 1730 ib

Etymology

( 6 ″ ) is Loanenhead 1679 ib., Loanhead 1691 ib., Lane Head 1730 ib . v. lonning .