 The architect is believed to have been Francis Smith of Warwick.The current house was built on or close to the site of a hospital of the Order of St Lazarus of Jerusalem, which was in existence at least as far back as 1296.The order was dedicated to the care of lepers, and the name Locko derives from the old French word for rags, "loques", in reference to the strips of lint that were applied to sores.