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This page introduces you to the history of the Lobley name and the
worldwide distribution of Lobley families.
A little History:
 | The name:
It is difficult to be precise about the
exact meaning of many surnames. However, I favour the theory that the name
Lobley is a place name and is made up of two separate words:
 | 'Lob' - meaning a wooded hillside, and
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| 'Ley' - meaning a meadow
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| The place: The reason I favour the above explanation is
that I am almost certain that the origin of the name 'Lobley' lies in North Yorkshire,
to the West of Masham, near
a hamlet called 'Ilton cum Pott and at a place called 'Lobley Hall'.
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Lobley Hall: a ruined 17th Century farmhouse, was built on land
called 'Lobley'. This has been identified by a local historian as having been
a 'mother village for the area and dates back to Anglo-Saxon times. This is
evidenced by the 'lynchets' or remains of ancient field markings on the hillside above the
house. I have visited the site on a couple of occasions.
A photograph of the location can be found in my 'Buildings' page, or by
clicking here: Lobley Hall
| I have not discovered any Lobley
families that actually lived in Lobley Hall, but they were certainly in
evidence in the area from the earliest times.
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| This site will take you to a current
map of the area.
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| Clicking on
the Old-Maps site and
searching for 'Ilton' in Yorkshire will bring up an
equivalent map from the Nineteenth Century.
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