Eddlethorpe
Major Settlement in the Parish of Westow
Historical Forms
- Guduualestorp, Geduualestorp, Eduardestorp 1086 DB
- Edelestorp 1221 FF
- Edelthorp(e), Edilthorp(e) 1297 LS 1422 YI
- Hedelthorp 1342 SR
- Edlethorpe 1574 FF
- Edlethrop 1587 FF
Etymology
'Eadwald 's village,' v. þorp . The initial G - in the DB spellings may be an attempt to represent a Scandinavianised form of the pers. name such as Iátvaldr , similar to OScand Iátmundr , Iátvarðr (for OE Ēadmund , Ēadward ). It is worth noting that the tenant of Eddlethorpe TRE was Audulf , though it is unlikely that the place takes its name from him; the OE cognate Eadwulf would of course formally explain the later forms of the place- name.