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Survey of English Place-Names

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Lobthorn Bridge, Lobthorn Ford

Other OS name in the Parish of Ham & Stone

Historical Forms

  • Lopthorne 1575 TRMB
  • Lobthorne 1575 1630 Inq
  • Lobthorne ford 1839 TA

Etymology

, Lopthorne 1575TRMB , Lobthorne 1575 ib, 1630 Inq, Lobthorne ford 1839TA , v. lobb , here probably with the sense ' having pendulous or low-hanging branches ' , þorn , cf. Lob Wood (YW vi, 66) .