Kelleythorpe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Great Driffield
Historical Forms
- Calgestorp 1086 DB
- Kelingtorp, Kelingthorp(e), Kelyngtorp 1180–90 YCh623 1297 Baildon 1332 SR
- Kelling(e)torp 1190–2 P
- Kellyngthrop 1518 FF
- Kelint(h)orp' 1200 P 1231 Ass
- Kelethorp t.Hy3 Ipm
- Killingthorp 1233 Lib
- Kylyngthorpe 1406,1415 YI
- Kelithorp 1268 YI
- Killithorp(e), Kellithorp(e) 1592 NCWills
- Kellengthorpe als. Kellethorp 1543 FF
Etymology
'Kel (l )ing 's village,' v. þorp . Kel (l )ing is possibly a derivative of some OScand pers. name in Ketil - (Ketilbjǫrn , etc.) or OScand Ketill itself. It is to be associated with the Swedish place-name Källunge (ON på -inge 85), OSwed Kælle (Lundgren-Brate 157), and ME Kel (ZEN 52). For the early assimilation of tl to ll cf. Knedlington infra 253 and Bridlington supra 100.