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.

Losca

Other OS name in the Parish of Weddicar

Historical Forms

  • Loskow ib.
  • Loska 1783 PR(Lamplugh)

Etymology

is Loskow ib., Loska 1783 PR (Lamplugh) . Probably , like Loscoe (Db) , ON  lopt í skógi , ' loft in the wood . '

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site

Major Settlement