Langthorpe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Kirby Hill
Historical Forms
- Torp 1086 DB
- Langliuetorp 12 RegAlbi.36
- Langle(i)thorp 1157 RichReg 1301 YI c.1300
- Langathorp 1308 Ch
- Langthorp(e) 1300 RichReg 1576 FF
Etymology
v. þorp . The first element is the pers. name Langlif , recorded in the later insertions in LVD as Langlif (e ) from the ON woman's name Langlífr . The name as a whole is of the same type as Humburton supra .