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.

Roberthorpe

Early-attested site in the Parish of Cayton

Historical Forms

  • Rodebestorp, Roudeluestorp 1086 DB
  • Rodberthorp 1328 Banco

Etymology

The evidence is too conflicting for any certainty to be possible.

Places in the same Parish

Early-attested site

Major Settlement