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.

Bagthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Selston

Historical Forms

  • Bagthorp(e) 1490 ADi 1493 NtIpm 1541 LP 1599 Recov
  • Bagthorpe moore 1609 LRMB

Etymology

Bagthorpe is Bagthorp (e )1490 AD i, 1493 NtIpm, 1541 LP, 1599Recov , Bagthorpe moore 1609LRMB . Possibly 'Baggi 's þorp' or 'outlying village.' Cf. Bagletts (PN ERY 223).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Major Settlement

Early-attested site