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Thorpe Hesley

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rotherham

Historical Forms

  • Torp 1086 DB 1170–1200 YChvii
  • Thorp(e) 1229 Pat 1307 YI 1589 WillY
  • Thorp juxta Collay 1302 Ebor
  • Thorp Hesteley 1594 FF
  • Thorpe hesley 1611 SheffCh 1614 FF

Etymology

Thorpe Hesley, Torp 1086 DB, 1170–1200 YCh vii, Thorp (e )1229 Pat, 1307 YIet freq to 1589 WillY, Thorp juxta Collay 1302 Ebor, Thorp Hesteley 1594 FF, Thorpe hesley 1611 SheffCh, 1614 FF. v. þorp 'an outlying farmstead'. It is near Cowley and Hesley Hall in Ecclesfield 246, 247infra .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name