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Lofthouse

Lofthouse proper noun: a village in Fountains Earth parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE1073).

Proper noun

Lofthouse (countable and uncountable, plural Lofthouses)

  1. A village in Fountains Earth parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE1073).
  2. A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3326).
  3. A habitational surname from Old Norse.

Forms of Lofthouse

pluralLofthouses

Origin of Lofthouse

From Old Norse lopt (“loft, attic”) + hús (“house”); equivalent to loft + house.

Questions about Lofthouse

What does Lofthouse mean?
Lofthouse means a village in Fountains Earth parish, North Yorkshire, England, previously in Harrogate borough (OS grid ref SE1073).
What part of speech is Lofthouse?
Lofthouse is a proper noun.

Words near Lofthouse in the dictionary

  1. lofted drives
  2. lofter
  3. lofters
  4. lofthead
  5. loftheads
  6. Lofthouse
  7. Lofthouses
  8. loftier
  9. loftiest
  10. loftily
  11. Loftin

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