Staddlethorpe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Blacktoft
Historical Forms
- Stadyethorpe 1550 FF
- Staddylthorpe 1565 ib
Etymology
Staddlethorpe is Stadyethorpe 1550 FF, Staddylthorpe 1565 ib., Stertilthorpe als. Saddlethorpe (sic)1582, Staddlethropp 1604 FF.This may be a compound of dialect staddle and þorp . The word staddle is used of a wooden platform on which hay-ricks are built; cf. Staddle Bridge, PN NRY 216.