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Survey of English Place-Names

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Lowsome Lane

Other OS name in the Parish of Trent

Etymology

, named from Lowsome Common Fd 1740, Lousham ,Louson or Cop 's Hill , Louson or Cox 's Fd , Lowsam , Gt Lowsome , Lt Lowsome 1839TA , possibly a name containing hamm ' enclosure ' , with either lūs ' louse ' or hlōse ' pig-sty ' .