English Place-name Society

Survey of English Place-Names

A county-by-county guide to the linguistic origins of England’s place-names – a project of the English Place-Name Society, founded 1923.

Millthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Holmesfield

Historical Forms

  • Myln(e)thorp(e), Miln(e)thorp(e) 1487,1494,1500,1504,1557 DbAxx 1594 ShefMD

Etymology

Millthorpe, Myln (e )thorp (e ), Miln (e )thorp (e )1487, 1494, 1500, 1504, 1557 DbA xx, 1594ShefMD . 'Mill hamlet', v. myln , þorp .