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.

Milthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Weedon Lois

Historical Forms

  • Middiltrop c.1200 Ashby
  • Mideltorp t.Ed3 SR
  • Milthrope 1562 FF
  • Middlethropp 1624 Recov

Etymology

Milthorpe is Middiltrop c. 1200Ashby , Mideltorp t. Ed 3SR (p), Milthrope 1562FF , Middlethropp 1624Recov . 'Middle village,' v. þorp . It lies between Weedon and Weston.

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement

Early-attested site