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Survey of English Place-Names

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Easthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Appleton le Street

Historical Forms

  • Estorp 1086 DB 1227,1241 Ebor
  • Esttorp 1182 P
  • Easthorpe 1231 FF
  • Estthorp 1280 Ass 1377 Test
  • Esthorpe 1288 YI
  • Jarpesthorp 1201 ChR
  • Iarpestorp 13 Malton
  • Yarpestorp', Yarpestrop 1243 Fees 1259 Ass
  • Yarpesthorp 1275 YI 1279 Malton 1301 LS 1304 Ch 1369 FF
  • Yaresthorp 1285 KI 16thcent.
  • Yaistropp 1621 NR

Etymology

This seems to be the original form of the name but there is also another series of a different type. There can be no doubt of the identification, for the types are found indifferently in parallel documents (e.g. 1275 and 1288 YI). Examples of this type are as follows:

The Estorp forms are the earlier and denote 'east village,' v. east , þorp . It is not phonetically possible to derive the obviously later Yarpesthorp forms from this. This must be 'Yarp's village.' Cf. the lost Iarpestune in the Norfolk DB.The personal name Yarp is from the ON  personal name Iarpr (LindN), from jarpr , 'brown of hair'; cf. OE  Earp (Redin 65, s.n. Eoppa ).

Places in the same Parish