Lucerne Piece

The name Lucerne originates from the Latin word lucerna, meaning "lamp" or "light.

"Lucerne" as a plant name refers to its brightly coloured yellow seeds and is an alternative and an older name for the animal fodder crop more commonly known as Alfalfa. It was, and still is, grown throughout rural England, particularly in Suffolk.

"Lucerne" was often combined with "Piece" as a term for a field or plot of land, and was once a common place-name for minor agricultural fields.

Today locations named "Lucerne Piece" are near Sandon and at East Hanningfield in Essex. Similar names, such as "Lucern Field," appear in Suffolk records. There is also a Lucerne Piece at Highworth, near Swindon, Wiltshire.

One Facebook group mentions a "Lucerne Piece" in relation to a pet related incident in Higham, Suffolk.

Lucerne is best known as the Swiss city, and is similarly derived from the Latin lucerna, a term originally describing a ray of light sent down to Earth by an angel, and associated with brightness and enlightenment.

Lucerne is also a girl’s name with the Latin origin meaning circle of light.

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