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.

Caythorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Rudston

Historical Forms

  • Caretorp, Karetorp 1086 DB 12th YD t.Ric1 Ch 1308 Ass 1219 YI 1296
  • Carethorp(e) 1122–37 MaryR c.1265 KF 1342 SR
  • Caretorp iuxta Ruddestan 1347 Bridl
  • Carthorp(e) 1100–15 YCh 1237 Bridl 1581 FF
  • Carathorp 1285 KI
  • Cathorp 1347 FF
  • Cathrope 1606 FF

Etymology

'Kári 's village,' v. þorp and cf. Carthorpe (PN NRY 226).

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement