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.

Besthorpe Hall

Early-attested site in the Parish of Caunton

Historical Forms

  • Bestorp 1086 DB 1167 P 1182 ib
  • Besthorp juxta Kalneton 1280 Ass
  • Besthorp 1312,1330 1328 Cl
  • Besethorp 1472 Rufford
  • Beisthorpe al. Beesthorpe al. Besthorpe 1720 Recov

Etymology

Besthorpe Hall is Bestorp 1086 DB, 1167 P (p), 1182 ib., Besthorp juxta Kalneton 1280Ass , Besthorp 1312, 1330 ib., 1328 Cl, Besethorp 1472Rufford , Beisthorpe al. Beesthorpe al. Besthorpe 1720Recov . The name is probably identical in origin with Besthorpe infra 201.

Places in the same Parish