Ousethorpe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Pocklington
Historical Forms
- Ianulfestorp 1086 DB
- Ulvethorp 1190–1215 RegAlb
- Hulvistorp 13th BM
- Uluestorp, Vluestorp, Vluesthorp 1203 FF 1219,1220,1245 Ass 1285 KI
- Vluestrope 1546 YChant
- Ulvisthorp 13th BM
- Uluisthorp 1297 YI
- Vllesthorp, Ullesthorp 1316 NomVill 1332 SR
- Vlsthorp(e), Ulsthorp(e) 1302 YI 1342 SR
- Ulstroppe 1611 FF
- Owlesthorpe 1524 FF
- Oulstrope 1650 ParlSurv
- Ousethorpe 1542 NCWills
- Owstroppe 1563 FF
Etymology
Ianulf in the DB spellings is an Anglo-Scandinavian pers. name from OE Ēanwulf (cf. OScand Iátmundr , Iátvarðr , etc., from OE Ēadmund , Ēadweard ). Ulf in the later spellings is the common OScand pers. name Úlfr . It would appear that soon after the DB survey there was a change of ownership, for such changes in pers. names compounded with thorp are not uncommon.It is just possible, however, that Ulf is a shortened form of Ianulf . The use of the second theme of a pers. name as a pet-form is found in OE , as in Bucge from Eadburg (Redin 115) and OScand as in Leifi from Þorleifr , etc. v. þorp . On the later development of the name v. Introd. xxxi.