English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

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Gilberthorpe

Other OS name in the Parish of Rotherham

Historical Forms

  • Gilbthorpehill 1561 FF
  • Gilberthorp(e)(hill) 1586,1614 FF 1588 WillY 1592 SheffMan

Etymology

( lost ) , Gilbthorpehill 1561 FF, Gilberthorp (e )(hill )1586, 1614 FF,1588 WillY, 1592 SheffMan , v. þorp ' outlying farmstead ' , with ME Gilbert as first el .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Other OS name

Major Settlement