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

Major Settlement in the Parish of Thorpe

Historical Forms

  • Torp 1086 DB c.1150 BM 1235 Fees
  • Thorp juxta Newerk 1269 Ebor
  • Thorp juxta Stok 1280 Ass
  • Throppe near Newarke 1564 Wills

Etymology

v. þorp . Probably regarded as an outlying settlement from Newark.

Places in the same Parish

None