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.

Easthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Londesborough

Historical Forms

  • Estorp 1086 DB 1276 RH
  • Esthorp(e) 1256 YI 1466 NCWills
  • Estthorp(e) 1300 Pat 1414 YI
  • Estrop 1569 YAJxi
  • Esthrope 1569 FF
  • Eastropp(e) 1591 FF 1650 ParlSurv

Etymology

Easthorpe [iːsθrəp] is Estorp 1086 DBet passim to 1276 RH, Esthorp (e )1256 YIet passim to 1466 NCWills, Estthorp (e )1300 Patet freq to 1414 YI, Estrop 1569 YAJ xi, Esthrope 1569 FF, Eastropp (e )1591 FF, 1650 ParlSurv. 'East village,' v. east , þorp .

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement