Eythrope (Pk)
Early-attested site in the Parish of Waddesdon
Historical Forms
- Edropa Ricardi 1167 P
- Eddropa 1167 Chancellor'sRoll
- Etrop(e) 1220 Fees313 1247 Ass
- Herope 1235 Fees461
- Ethrop 1242 Fees883 1379 Cl
- Ettrope 1247 Ass
- Ethorp 1255 For 1284 FA 1459 IpmR 1806 Lysons
- Eydrop 1262 Ass
- Edrop(e) 1262 Ass 1316 FA 1325 Fine 1326 Orig
- Estrop al. Ethorp 1300 Ipm
- Etheroppe 1501 Ipm
- Ethrop 1528 LP
- Heythrope 1535 VE
Etymology
'Island-farm' v. eg , þorp , or perhaps better ēa -þorp , 'river- farm,' for Eythrope lies close by the Thame. There are hardly enough streams to justify the former sense.