Linthorpe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Middlesbrough
Historical Forms
- Levingtorp c.1138,e.14 Whitby
- Levingthorp, Levyngthorp 1160–80 YCh 1392 BM
- Leuengthorp lateH3 BM
- Leventhorp(e) 1301 LS 1412 YI 1463,1482 YD 1577 Saxton
- Leventhrope 1573 FF
- Linthropp 1614 NR
Etymology
'Leofa's village' from the OE pers. name Lēofa joined to þorp by the ing found in ingtun .