English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Loss Gill Dike & Loss Gill Bank

Other OS name in the Parish of Linton

Historical Forms

  • Loskhill Banck 1611 Skp
  • Lost Gill Banks 1693 WYD
  • Los(s)gill Bank 1763 Raist 1788 EnclA
  • Loskill Bank 1846 TA

Etymology

, Loskhill Banck 1611Skp 31, Lost Gill Banks 1693 WYD,Los (s )gill Bank 1763Raist , 1788EnclA 46, Loskill Bank 1846TA , possibly ' pigsty spring ' , v. hlōse , kelda , banke .

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site