English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Thorpe Waterville

Early-attested site in the Parish of Thorpe Achurch

Historical Forms

  • Torp(e) 12th Survey 1199,1206 Cur
  • Thorp(e) 1220 Bracton 1227 Ch
  • Thorp Watervile 1300 Ch
  • Thorp Watrefeld 1485 ADiii
  • Thorp Waterfeld 1509 LP

Etymology

Thorpe Waterville is Torp (e )12th Survey, 1199, 1206 Cur, Thorp (e )1220 Bracton, 1227 Ch, Thorp Watervile 1300 Ch, Thorp Watrefeld 1485 AD iii, Thorp Waterfeld 1509 LP. v. þorp . Ascelin de Waterville held the manor in the 12th cent. Survey.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site