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Survey of English Place-Names

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Welwick Thorpe, now Thorpe Hill

Early-attested site in the Parish of Welwick

Historical Forms

  • (be westan) þorp, (on) þorp 1033 RegAlb 14th
  • Torp 1086 DB 1200 FF
  • Thorp(e) c.1265 KF
  • Thorp(e)Wel(e)wyk 1332 FF 1511 Sanct
  • Thorp(e)Wellewyk 1376 Hom
  • Thorp(e) near Wellwyke 1551 FF

Etymology

Welwick Thorpe, now Thorpe Hill (6″) is (be westan ) þorp , (on ) þorp 1033 (14th) RegAlb , Torp 1086 DB, 1200 FF, Thorp (e )c. 1265 KF et freq , Thorp (e )Wel (e )wyk 1332 FF, 1511 Sanct, Thorp (e )Wellewyk 1376 Hom, Thorp (e ) near Wellwyke 1551 FF. 'Hamlet belonging to Welwick,' v. þorp .

Places in the same Parish

Major Settlement