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.

Westhorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Sawley and Wilsthorpe

Historical Forms

  • Westorp 1188,1194 P
  • West(t)horp(e) 1258 Ass 1362 Fine 1363 Orig 1487 AD 1589,1592 FF
  • Westtorp 1258 Ass
  • Westroppe 1360,1593 FF

Etymology

Westhorpe (lost), Westorp 1188, 1194 P (p), West (t )horp (e )1258 Ass, 1362 Fine, 1363 Orig, 1487AD , 1589, 1592FF , Westtorp 1258 Ass, Westroppe 1360, 1593FF . 'West outlying farmstead', v. west , þorp . In early references it is associated with Wilsthorpe infra 500 and is no doubt west in relation to that place.

Places in the same Parish