Goldthorpe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Bolton upon Dearne
Historical Forms
- Guldetorp, Godetorp 1086 DB
- Goldetorp 1086 DB
- Goldethorp(p) 1307 YDvi,61 1386 YDv 1528 FF
- Goldtorp 1197 P c.1219 Fees
- Goldthorp(e) 1285 KI 1522 Testv
- Goultorp' 1219 Fees
- Goltorp' 1227 Ch
- Golthorp(e) Hy3 BM 1276 RH 1298 YI 1400 Pat
- Gowlthorp 1572 FF
- Gouldthorpe 1616 FF
Etymology
'Golda's outlying farmstead', v. þorp . The pers.n. is OE Golda ; the DB form Gulde - has been partly influenced by the cognate ON Gulli .