English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Lobley's Fm

Other OS name in the Parish of Barnwood

Historical Forms

  • Lobley 1838 TA

Etymology

, Lobley 1838TA , v. lobb , lēah ; lobb may here have the sense ' low hanging branches ' ( cf. Lob Wood YW vi, 66 ) or ' steepslope ' as in D p. ns .

Places in the same Parish