Towthorpe
Early-attested site in the Parish of Londesborough
Historical Forms
- Toletorp 1086 DB 1109–14 RegAlb
- Tollethorp 1228 Pat
- Tolthorp(e) 1285 KI 1303 KF
- Touthorpe in the thistles, Towthorpe in the thistles 1359 YD
- Towthrope in the Thystelles 1546 YChant
Etymology
'Toli 's village,' v. þorp . The late OE pers. name Toli (NP 143), ME Tole , is a loan from OEScand Toli or Tolle . Toli is recorded thrice in OWScand sources, but in two of the instances there is doubt about the form and the third may have reference to a Dane (LindN). Cf. Tolethorpe (R), the Swedish place-name Tolethorp (Lundgren-Brate 281) and Danish Tollerup (DaSN(F) 94). Dr Knudsen also calls attention to other examples of this pers. name in Denmark in place-names like Tollerød (near Ringsted) and Tollubølle (Langeland).