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Survey of English Place-Names

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Threlsgrope

Early-attested site in the Parish of Heversham

Historical Forms

  • Threlegrop 1241 FF
  • Threlgrope 1332 Kendi,143
  • Threlcropp 1409 ib
  • Threlesgrope 1297 Pat 1375 Ipm
  • Threllesgrope 1383 Cl

Etymology

'The serf's ditch', v. þrǽll , grōp (cf. also the related ON gróp 'groove', Faroese grópa 'to dig out', etc., Jóhannesson 397).

Places in the same Parish

Other OS name

Early-attested site