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.

Lowery

Other OS name in the Parish of Walkhampton

Historical Forms

  • Loueworþe 1256 Ass
  • Loueworth 1340 SR
  • Loueworthy 1417 Ct

Etymology

is Loueworþe 1256Ass (p), Loueworth 1340SR (p), Loueworthy 1417Ct (p) . ' Lēofa 's ' or ' Lufa 's worþig . '

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement